Arts & Crafts, including the Aesthetic Movement - 22nd June 2011

Lot 500

A Marsh & Jones reclining armchair designed by Charles Bevan

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A Marsh & Jones reclining armchair designed by Charles Bevan, mahogany with ebony inlay, the upholstery designed possibly by Lewis F Day, adjustable back and seat pierced and chamfered X form sides, the feet with castors unsigned 90cm. high Provenance Richard Dennis Esq. Literature The Best of British - The Auction Sotheby's/Paul Reeves 20th March 2008 lot 15 for a comparable example, Jeremy Cooper Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, London 1987 figure 267 for a similar design