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Antique Original William Morris Sussex Rope Seat Armchair Seen in the V&A Museum

Name: Antique Original William Morris Sussex Rope Seat Armchair Seen in the V&A Museum
Brand: William Morris (English)
Price: 2398.9 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

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, Cambridge, and for galleries in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Trading The Sussex range of modest seat furniture, which started with this armchair and a single chair, expanded as a result of the commercial success of the design. Eventually it included corner chairs, children's chairs, and settles. A whole page was devoted to the Sussex range in the firm's catalogue, about 1912, where the armchair was priced at 9s 9d (49p). Other firms, particularly Liberty & Co. and Heals, produced their own versions of this popular design. This one is a very fine totally original example with no amendments, this chair is the stuff dreams are made of for collectors. It is I have to say the only one I have seen with a rope seat, it is period to the chair so far as I can see so they must have been trying something different We have cleaned waxed and polished the timber from top to bottom, the frame has been checked and it is good and solid Dimensions Height:- 76cm Width:- 56.5cm Depth:- 52cm Seat height:- 40cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point This item is available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses Condition Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.

Creator:

William Morris (English) (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 22.25 in (56.5 cm)Depth: 20.48 in (52 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)

Style:

High Victorian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Beech,Rope,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

1870-1879