PHILIP SPEAKMAN WEBB (1831-1915) FOR MORRIS & CO.
ARTS & CRAFTS DRAWING ROOM CABINET, CIRCA 1870
£4,500
Hints on Household Taste : Paul Reeves
Auction: 28 June 2022 from 11:00 BST
Description
walnut, with brass fittings
Dimensions
156cm wide, 155cm high, 31.7cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Morris & Co catalogue, Specimens of Furniture, Upholstery and Interior Decoration, circa 1900, p. 27, no.557
Cooper, J. Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau, Abbeville Press, 1987, p. 167, pl. 418, where the line drawing for this cabinet is illustrated.
Note: A similar stained oak example of this cabinet is held in the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, ascension no. 996F2.