Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 282
A patinated metal wall light designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A patinated metal wall light designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, made for Glencrutchery House, Douglas, Isle of Man, in 1897, the scroll stem supporting Art Nouveau heart-shaped foliate stems, unsigned, 53cm. high, 44cm deep.
Literature
Arts and Crafts, Christie's South Kensington, 2nd November 2000 lot 158 for a comparable pair.
Provenance
Glencrutchery House, Douglas, 1897.
Private collection
Catalogue notes
These light fittings were designed by Baillie Scott for the dining room of Glencrutchery House, Douglas in 1897-1898. In the same year he was also commissioned by the Grand Duke of Hesse to redecorate and furnish both the dining room and drawing room in the Ducal Palace, Darmstadt. The metalwork was produced under the supervision of Charles Robert Ashbee at the Guild of Handicrafts.