Pair of Antique Ebonised William Morris Sussex Side Chairs Seen in v&a Museum

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 stunning pair of very rare, William Morris & Co Edinburgh stamped, his & hers Library armchairs in grey linen These are a very rare and hig...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original circa 1810-1820 Regency hand painted side chairs with period woven seats A very good looking well made and decorat...

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...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of mid Victorian circa 1870 William Morris style wingback armchairs with orna...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of oversized, Chesterfield tufted, Oxblood leather Gainsborough side chairs A very good looking and expertly crafted pair, the...

Pair of Venetian style carved wood and ivory glazed grotto chairs with pierced backs and stylized laurel leaf carved legs. Seats covered in a black and gold striped...

These beautifully carved high back William & Mary side chairs were created at the end of the sixteenth century c. 1690. The intricate carving of the legs, stretchers snd backs are in...

Pair of antique Victorian quality mahogany inlaid side chairs having a quality carved mahogany shaped back with pretty inlaid satinwood decoration, newly reupholstered seats in a qu...

Charming pair of diminutive English lacquered wood hand painted chinoiserie chairs with cane seats. With shield backs and gracefully cur...

Pair of antique Victorian quality carved ebonised oak side chairs having quality ebonised oak carved backs depicting leaves and barley twist supports unusual carved oak seats standin...

Pair antique Italian Renaissance side chairs are elaborate expressions of the style, celebrating the beauty and majesty of earthly wonders in sculpted wood. The high, arched seatbacks are contoured for comfort, and feature foliates, scrollwork, rosettes and more, all with a pierce-carved seatback splat. Fine tapestry upholstery with a complementary naturalistic design provides comfort, and is supported by a contoured apron all around with the sides and front sections artfully carved with detail. Double scrolled front legs and contoured rear legs are connected with a modified "H" stretcher with the center oriented to present another carved facade...