Lot 325

JIM PARTRIDGE (BRITISH 1953-) & LIZ WALMSLEY (BRITISH 1952-)
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Name: Auction: JIM PARTRIDGE (BRITISH 1953-) & LIZ WALMSLEY (BRITISH 1952-) SET OF 8 CHAIRS, DESIGNED 2006/7
Brand: Jim Partridge
Price: 3500 GBP
Availability: InStock

SET OF 8 CHAIRS, DESIGNED 2006/7

MODERN MADE

Auction: 30 October from 10:00 GMT

Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500

Description

oak

Dimensions

79.5cm high, 43cm wide, 40cm deep (31 3/8in high, 16 7/8in wide, 15 ¾in deep) (8)

Provenance

Made for the Ruthin Crafts Centre Cafe, and purchased by the present owner from the Ruthin Crafts Centre Shop;

Private Collection, U.K.

Footnote

The present chairs were designed and prototyped by Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley in 2006–07 and installed at Ruthin Craft Centre in 2008, ahead of its relaunch in January 2009. As artists in residence for the new building project, Partridge and Walmsley also made the gallery benches and courtyard furniture and designed the reception desk.

The chairs were manufactured by C. S. Contract Furniture, a small company based in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

We would like to thank Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley for their kind assistance in cataloguing this work.