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Robert W Edis, An Aesthetic Movement rush seat armchair in the bamboo style

$2,163.93
£1,600
€1,894.29
CA$2,991.82
A$3,351.34
CHF 1,760.25
MX$40,751.28
NOK 22,290.48
SEK 21,159.66
DKK 14,137.80

About the Item

Robert William Edis. An Aesthetic Movement rush seat armchair, ebonized on beech, in the bamboo style. From 1883, Edis Architect extended and rebuilt Sandringham House in Norfolk for the Prince of Wales. His style grew away from Gothic to the Queen Anne Revival and the Aesthetic Movements, of decorative arts and furniture design, and delivered a series of lectures on the subject at the Royal Society of Arts. These formed the basis of two books: Decoration and Furniture of Town Houses (1881) and Healthy Furniture and Decoration (1884) He also designed the British pavilion at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago in 1893.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 21 in (53.34 cm)
  • Style:
    Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Beech,Rush,Ebonized
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PV0043101stDibs: LU2243322271042

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