Philip Webb
Reclining armchair, ca. 1880
Ebonized wood, brass castors, modern upholstery
Probably made by Morris & Co.
h. 100,5 cm - w. 68,5 cm - d. 83,5 cm
PROVENANCE : Private collection, Canterbury, Kent
SIMILAR PIECES : Victoria and Albert Museum, London - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Crab Tree Farm Foundation, Illinois - Geffrye Museum, London - Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
LITERATURE : The Cabinet Maker, July 1887, London, page 11 - John Andrews, 'Arts and Crafts Furniture', Woodbridge, 2004, page 45 plate 50.
COLLECTION : British private collection