Arts and Crafts - 21st June 2017
Lot 259
A rare gessoed wood wall mirror probably designed by Edgar Wood
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A rare gessoed wood wall mirror probably designed by Edgar Wood, rectangular form with stepped mantel, modelled in low relief with chevron panels, with golden patination, unsigned, 49 x 30cm.
Catalogue Notes
Edgar Wood (1860-1935) designed this mirror circa 1914-1916 - its chevron designs relate to the shop fronts of Middleton shops designed in 1908. RIBA hold the original watercolour designs for five related mirror's of varying sizes which were exhibited at Partnership in Style Edgar Wood & J Henry Sellers, Manchester City Art Gallery 16th October-16th November 1975. (F.42).
Literature
Gerald and Celia Larner, The Glasgow Style, plate 159 for three chairs with comparable design.