Lot 43
GERALD SUMMERS (BRITISH 1899-1967) FOR MAKERS OF SIMPLE FURNITURE
PAIR OF 'CB' ARMCHAIRS, c.1934
Auction: 30 October from 10:00 GMT
Description
cream painted plywood and upholstered seats
Dimensions
67cm high, 50cm wide, 47cm deep (26 3/8in high, 19 5/8in wide, 18 ½in deep) (2)
Provenance
Acquired by Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst, probably directly for Dartington Hall, c. 1934–35. An archival photograph dating from around 1935 shows the table and chairs in the school’s Chekhov Theatre;
The Dartington Hall Trust, Devon.
Footnote
Literature:
Deese, Martha, Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher: Makers of Simple Furniture 1931-1940, Hatje Cantz Verlag Berlin, 2024, pp.128-9, fig.5.4, illustrated in the Chekhov Theatre Studio, Dartington Hall, c.1935.
