Design - 15th October 2025
Lot 226
William Morris (1834-1896) for Morris & Co.
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £889
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Description
William Morris (1834-1896) for Morris & Co.
A set of eight Sussex chairs
ebonised ash wood, with rush seats
83cm high.
Provenance:
Ernest Newton RA, (1856-1922) architect;
Thence by descent.
Catalogue Note:
Ernest Newton was articled to Richard Norman Shaw in London from 1873-1876, leaving to set up an independent architectural practise in London in 1880. He was a founding member of the Art Workers Guild (in 1884) and also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy.