An oak chair with five legs the design attributed to Dr Christopher Dresser for retail at Liberty

An oak chair with five legs the design attributed to Dr Christopher Dresser for retail at Liberty & Co, hexagonal seat above five turned legs, with turned bobbin rail, the back with turned columns, pad back and seat unsigned, 115cm. high

Provenance

Christie's 2nd May 1996, lot 30. (pair)

The Property of the Late Lord Parmoor, Woolley and Wallis Auctioneer's, 24th February 2009, lot 172.

Private collection

Literature

Dr Christopher Dresser, Principles of Decorative Design, page 57, Dresser discusses the design of chairs stating 'There is no reason whatever why a chair should have four legs'.