William Morris Liberty London Sussex Rush Seat Set of Four Walnut Dining Chairs

We are delighted to offer this suite of eight period George III circa 1830 hand made in England Mahogany dining chairs after Thomas Chippendale with William Morris removeable seat co...

We are delighted to offer for sale set of four early 20th century William Morris for Liberty London armchairs A very good looking and well made set of four highly decorative chair...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare and collectable William Morris Rush seat Sussex armchair circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum The History This chair was named after a country chair found in Sussex, which inspired the design with the turned frame and rush seat. Similar types of chairs, with imitation bamboo frames and rush seats, were fashionable between 1790 and 1820. Ownership & Use William Morris and his wife, Jane, used Sussex chairs in their first home, Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, from 1860 and subsequently in their London house, Kelmscott House, Hammersmith. Morris's great friend, the artist Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) had Sussex armchairs in his studio, as did the sculptor, Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934). Robert Edis recommended this chair as 'excellent, comfortable and artistic' in his influential book, 'Decoration and Furnishing of Town Houses in 1881'. Examples from the Sussex range were supplied for students' rooms at Newnham College...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four Swedish walnut & beech wood dining chairs A good looking and well made suite, they are vintage and have lattice cross ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning set of four circa 1900 walnut Queen Anne dining chairs with black crushed velvet velour upholstery A very good looking and decorat...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of perfect condition Kennedy Military Campaign dining / study chairs with black leather upholstery r...

Shapland and Petter attributed. A set of four simple Arts and crafts rush seated chairs in good original condition with the essence o...

Liberty & Co. Made by William Birch A pair of English Arts & Crafts oak rush-seat dining chairs. These chairs have been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the ...

Liberty and Co attributed. A set of six Glasgow Style oak dining chairs consisting of one armchair and five side chairs with floral carving to the head rests and a single flower cut-...

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Liberty and Co. A set of six Arts & Crafts oak rush seat dining chairs with arrow head details to the tops and turned legs united by a H-stretcher. Consisting of two armchairs and four singles. Last two images, show a variation of the same chairs from:- The Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th...

Liberty & Co Attributed. A good set of four English Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with heart cut-outs to the headrest. They ha...