Gerald Summers (British 1899-1967) for Makers of Simple Furniture
TWO HIGH BACK CHAIRS, CIRCA 1936
£12,600
Auction: 28 October 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
each stamped to the upper surface of the seat '156', '157', birch plywood, later upholstered seat
Dimensions
103cm high, 44cm wide, 37cm deep (40 1/2in high, 17 1/4 in wide, 14 1/2in deep)
Provenance
Provenance:
Private Collection, US;
Friedman Benda, New York, USA.
Footnote
Literature:
Ostergard, Derek (ed.), Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946, New York, 1987, p. 163, fig. 5-73; p. 318, fig. 105B (similar designs illustrated).