£5,000
The Minoprio Collection: British Design in the Arts & Crafts Tradition | 669
Auction: 11 January 2022 at 14:00 GMT
Indian rosewood, with sycamore inlay, and leather-upholstered drop-in seats
Provenance:
Commissioned from Edward Barnsley by John Minoprio
Literature: Carruthers, A. Edward Barnsley and his Workshop, 1992, p.174, fig. 92
Note: These high back chairs, of which there are several in this collection, were inspired by a Danish design seen by Barnsley at Heals in 1973, but which also follow on from his work on ceremonial chairs for the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1971 and Devon County Council in 1962.
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