What was William Morris' style?

William Morris machine made English carpet Circa 1920 Size: 12'7" × 14'1" (383 × 429 cm) A second quarter 20th century English carpet in the style of William Morris in the famous tul...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1930's English Walnut dressing table stool ...

1900s William Morris Textile Size: 5'4" × 6'5" (162 × 195 cm) A magnificent William Morris design antique rug that features its naturalistic fo...

Authentic 1900s William Morris botanic Fragment Runner Size: 3'6" × 22'7" (106 × 688 cm) This outstanding runner was created by the icon of Arts and Crafts rugs sale textile design, ...

A vintage, roomy wingback armchair and ottoman reupholstered in the iconic "Strawberry Thief" pattern crafted in the United Kingdom and created by renowned Arts & Crafts textile desi...

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...