Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 284
A pair of gilded metal wall lights designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £6000
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Description
A pair of gilded metal wall lights 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, (2)
Literature
Arts and Crafts, Christie's South Kensington, 2nd November 2000 lot 158 for a comparable pair.
Michael Jeffery Christie's Arts and Crafts Style, Pavilion, page 173 for a comparable pair of lights illustrated.
Provenance
Glencrutchery House, Douglas, 1897.
Private collection