Lot 448
ROYAL INTEREST - SCOTTISH LOUIS XVI STYLE FAUTEUIL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 25 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
£400
Description
the oval padded back above moulded open arms and serpentine seat raised on turned and reeded tapering legs, upholstered in green fabric after a design by William Morris, with a repeat pattern of thistles, shamrocks and roses and the cypher VR under a crown
Dimensions
60cm wide, 88cm high, 48cm deep
Footnote
Note:
William Morris produced wallpaper in 1887 for Balmoral Castle incorporating the VRI cypher and a flock version was later produced by Sanderons for the castle. The fabric covering the current lot bears a remarkable similarity to this design and may be a later version reproduced in fabric.
Literature: See V&A CIRC.16-1961 for a sample of the Morris design for Sandersons.