Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019

Lot 283

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, painted black, unsigned, 53cm. high, 44cm deep.

Literature

Arts and Crafts, Christie's South Kensington, 2nd November 2000 lot 158 for a comparable pair.

Exhibited

This example loaned to the Manx Museum, Isle of Man

Provenance

Glencrutchery House, Douglas, 1897.

Private collection