Lot 270
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Auction: Lots 1 to 336 | 16th October at 10am
mahogany, with leather upholstered seat
55cm square, 43.5cm high
Literature: Bennett D. Liberty's Furniture 1875-1915: The Birth of Modern Interior Design, AAC 2012, p. 96, pls. 4.13 and 4.15 where similar examples are illustrated.
Note: The design of this stool is based on an example in the British Museum (museum number EA2472), said to be from Thebes, Egypt, and made in 1400-1300 BC. This Liberty version was registered at the Patent Office in 1884.