Anglo-Japanese & Aesthetic Movement Chairs For more items from the above movements see Godwin Exhibition pages AES 8
A good quality pair of Aesthetic Movement thrown style chairs with carved details to the upper section & conforming carved details to the side supports designed by Bruce Talbert & probably made by Gillows. These chairs are more generous than most & were likely to have been commissioned & designed for a special purpose, like a court room or Guild Hall chambers.
Circa 1880's.
£POA.
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AEC 9
An important pair of Anglo-Japanese stools designed by Thomas Jeckyll & made by Gillows of Lancaster, each stamped Gillow 11439 and 11440, one signed in pencil and dated 1875.
See Christies South Kensington, Ken Hill, Snettisham, Norfolk, 13th September 1999, Lot 632 Note: These stools formed part of a group of furniture designed by Thomas Jeckyll for the industrialist Edward Green and his wife Mary for their home The Old Hall, Heath, Yorkshire in the 1870s. The furniture was removed to Ken Hill when the Greens moved there in 1890.
The signature of F. Branscombe is thought to be that of the upholsterer
Circa 1875.
£SOLD.
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AEC 10
THOMAS EDWARD COLLCUTT 1840-1924. Made by Collinson & Lock. a Rosewood part drawing room suite, comprising four side chairs, a high-back nursing chair and a low-back nursing chair,with ring-turned galleries, uprights andsupports, original Paisley pattern silk brocade upholstery identical to those illustrated in the 1871 catalogue drawings, Collcutt designed nearly all of the furniture in the Collinson & Lock catalogue of 1871 & Moyr Smith drew all the illustrations. See 19th Century Design by Michael Whiteway PAGE 283.
Circa 1871.
£POA.

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AES 11
Attributed to Moyar Smith & made by Collinson & Lock. Chaise Lounge with triangular 'A' frame to one end, ebonised tramlines throughout with a lower turned gallery & turned feet. The semi upholstered back with open turned gallery & incised zig-zag & dot details. These details point towards the Dr Christopher Dresser studio's where Moyar Smith designed with Dresser, & this chaise is illustrated in the Collinson & Lock catalogue 1871 which Smith drew all the illustrations. The incised zig-zag & dot details are not Collcutt's hand & being so particular make it almost certain that Moyar Smith indeed designed this. Michael Whiteway notes that Collcutt designed nearly all of the furniture in the Collinson & Lock catalogue of 1871 & Moyar Smith drew all the illustrations & may have contributed some of the designs. See 19th Century Design by Michael Whiteway PAGE 283 HEADING :- THOMAS EDWARD COLLCUTT 1840 - 1924.
Height 36" 78cm, Length 68" 170cm, Depth 22" 70cm. Circa 1871.
£POA.
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AEC 12
An Aesthetic Movement carved walnut swivel desk armchair, in the manner of Charles Locke Eastlake, re-upholstered in a quality leather seat.
Height 93cm. Circa 1880.
£POA.
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AEC 13
Dr Christopher Dresser (attributed) by Ogdens of Manchester, an ebonised chair, with a re-upholstered padded toprail, a carved lotus flower, gilt highlights, amboyna panels and turned legs with casters, stamped Patent Office mark,. It is thought that Dresser probably designed for Ogdens & Lambs of Manchester see Harry Lyons Exhibition book 'People's Designer 1834 - 1904'.
Height 72cm.
£POA.
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AEC 14
Collinson & Lock, A fine quality Anglo-Japanese settee possibly designed by E.W.Godwin with subtle Japanesque detailing to the back uprights, each arm that turn out in the Japanese style with finely carved foliate details to the upper fronts & fine turnings to the lower back & below the arms, on finely turned legs with high quality treble ribbed brass & ceramic castors. stamped mark.
Height 92cm, Length 139.5cm. Circa 1870's.
£POA.

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AEC 15
A settee with turned legs united by conforming turned double stretchers, professionally re upholstered in William Morris Bird fabric.
Design attributed to Phillip Webb.
Probably made by Morris & Co.
Height 42", Width 73", Depth 26 1/2". Circa 1866-70's.
£POA.
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AEC 16
Bruce Talbert. Probably made by Gillows of Lancaster. An Aesthetic Movement ebonised settee of superior quality with gilt carved florets to the sides of the scroll style back terminating at the top with circular details & tramline details throughout with gently upsweeping arms with 4 turned supports in graduating sizes each with a central gilt line & a 5th much larger turning with gilt lines centred by small gilt balls, the spiral turned front legs & bulbous turned back legs united by wonderful twin semi-circular stretchers with twin supports on original brass & ceramic castors.
Height 85cm, Length 168cm. Circa 1880.
£POA.
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AEC 17
Richard Charles (1823-93), an Aesthetic Movement ebonised nursing chair, with a spindle gallery above and below the padded back, carved decoration and lines, on casters, 86cm high See Antique Collectors Club ‘Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design’, p. 170, top right-hand illustration. This chair represents an extremely rare design from the very beginnings of the Aesthetic Movement.
£POA.
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AEC 18
Richard Charles (1823-93), an Aesthetic Movement ebonised elbow chair, with ball finials, a ladder back, gilt highlights & X-frame base with X-frame stretcher, on brass & ceramic castors. The attribution is based on the details of the above chair AEC 17.
Height 83cm. Circa 1866.
£POA.
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AEC 19
Edward William Godwin (attributed), an Anglo-Japanese ebonised elbow chair, with a turned and lattice back, a rerushed seat and turned stretchered supports.
Height 90cm. Circa 1870's.
£POA.
The armchair below came from the same house & have always been together & are made by the same maker possibly William Watt. This armchair has now been professionally re-rushed in the exact same way it was originally applied.
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AEC 20
Edward William Godwin (attributed), an Anglo-Japanese ebonised elbow chair, with a curved lattice back, a caned seat and turned supports with stretchers. Known as the Jacobean or Old English chair, probably made by William Watt. See Soros, Susan Weber ‘The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin’, p. 90, fig. 109 for a similar example. This model is a light variant of the armchair in keeping with Godwin’s strict design philosophy in such that he would make furniture as light as possible and as strong as possible so that a maid can move pieces to clean and he likened to cane seats which were more hygienic. He was one of the very first to incorporate an element of hygiene into furniture design.
Height 88cm. Circa 1870's.
£POA.
The armchair above came from the same house & have always been together & are made by the same maker possibly William Watt.
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AEC 21
Aesthetic Movement Nursing chair designed by Bruce Talbert. Made by Gillows of Lancaster.
Circa 1875.
£895.
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AEC 22
James Shoolbred. An Aesthetic Movement Hall chair with half moons to each upright, a turned gallery to the top & a Mintons tile to the back on turned legs. The chair has a good design & a nice play between Walnut & Ebonising.
Circa 1880.
£POA.
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AEC 23
Liberty & Co. (attributed), a mahogany open arm chair, in the manner of Edward William Godwin, with later studded upholstery.
Height 124cm. Circa 1895.
£POA.
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AEC 24
A quality Aesthetic Movement armchair attributed to E.W.Godwin comparable to one he has sketched with himself seated in it.
Circa 1870.
£POA.
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AEC 25
An Anglo-Japanese side chair the in the style of E.W.Godwin & made by Collier & Plunkett.
Circa 1870.
£POA.
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AEC 26
Lambs of Manchester. A rare set of 4 Aesthetic Movement Walnut dining chairs with circular carved details & ebonised turned & incised details, a cup handle to the back of the head rest on turned front legs with brass & ceramic castors & a kick out back leg united by a H stretcher.
Circa 1870's.
£POA.
I have matching Lambs of Manchester sideboards to this set of chairs, see Aesthetic & Anglo-Japanese Movement pages.
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AEC 27
A pair Morris & Co armchairs. Designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, these have been fully restored & are now at my rush seat specialist having the seats re rushed.
Circa 1875.
£POA.
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AEC 28 A Liberty & Co rush seat ebonised nursing style chair.
Circa 1895.
£POA.
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AEC 29 A pair of Morris & Co chairs designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Circa 1890.
£950 the pair.
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AEC 30
Anglo Japanese hall chair in the manner of Bruce Talbert with carved sunflower to the back panel.
Circa 1880.
£795.
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AEC 32
An Anglo Japanese armchair in the manner of E.W.Godwin's Old English or Jacobean armchair, possibly made by Lamb's of Manchester.
Circa 1875.
£1295.
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AEC 33
Aesthetic Movement Music chair possibly by E.W.Godwin. Professionally re-rushed.
Seat height is 21", 3" higher than normal dining chair height. Circa 1875.
£895.
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AEC 34
A near pair of Anglo Japanese Nursing chair's attributed to E.W.Godwin.
Circa 1875.
£995 each.
I also have an almost comparable pair of armchairs. £POA.
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AEC 35
A quality Aesthetic Movement 9 piece Walnut salon suite made by C.R.Light. The whole suite with amboyna panels & stylised floral inscribed details & gilt highlights, a rare documented suite to find in this day & age with wonderful sculptured settee & armchairs. Images attached from the Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design book published by The Antique Collectors club, although there is a slight difference on the settee the chairs are an identicle match.
Circa 1881.
£POA.
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AEC 36
A pair of well designed Aesthetic Movement slipper chairs with button back upholstery & incised gilt decoration on original brass & ceramic castors.
Circa 1880.
£SOLD.
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AES 37
Coalbrookedale, The Lily Pad design. A pair of stunning cast iron benches with stylised Lilies & acanthus leaf detailing throughout on angular legs with smaller lillies to their centres. With a kite Mark (dates the design). Signed C.B.Dale.Co. (for Coalbrookedale) No 217569 (Registered Design Number). No 47 (Inhouse Design Number). The last 4 images showing them before they were bead blasted & painted black.
Circa 1880.
£POA.
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AEC 38
THE SUSSEX RUSH-SEATED CHAIR
Of all the specific minor improvements in common household objects due to Morris, the rush-bottomed Sussex chair perhaps takes the first place. It was not his own invention, but was copied with trifling improvements from an old chair of village manufacture in Sussex. With or without modification it has been taken up by all the modern manufacturer's and is in almost UNIVERSAL use. But the Morris pattern of the later type (there were two) still EXCELS all others in simplicity and elegance of proportion. "Life of William Morris" Prof.J.W.Macktail. An appendage to an advertisement post-1899.
These commercial Hi-bred's, were adapted & re-invented, because most of the better quality items were only available for the up & coming then firmly established, middle classes. It was here that Morris tried & succeeded in selling a quality item to the masses & not just the affluent High Society & Wealthy Patrons, who were in the end the only people who could afford the incredulous skill of Morris, his enormous energy & equally skilled friends & collaborators. There was then, much more Superior quality in contemporary design (now Period Design) & much more choice, but only for the affluent middle classes & this was because the Industrial Revolution was expanding at an enormous rate, bringing with it wealth to the middle classes.
How free Morris was 'an amazingly imaginative child', who followed a dream, with his circle of close friends & admirers which then became a living dream, created in their own world inspired from Medievalism & from King Arthur's time. He was the voice of social revolution on a crusade for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. He achieved unsurpassable heights passionately, beautifully, romantically & poetically, harmoniously, functionally, always with superior quality, with nature & with the most vivid colour's often invented by himself. Tony Geering.
AE 14 - Seven Morris & Co Sussex armchairs. Some with original rush seats, all have original finish.
DID U KNOW.. that Ford Maddox Brown persuaded the firm to sell them & Dante Gabriel Rossetti designed the lyre or fiddle back version aptly named "The Rossetti Chair" & when they have to be re-rushed, the arms & the two stretchers just below it have to be removed from the upper back leg, once the rusher has re-laid the rush, only then can they be inserted & glued back together, believe me there is an art to get them back into place because the tolerance's are so close, which is why they are a very strong armchair indeed & also why so many have survived.
Circa 1865 & into the 20th Century.
£850 each.
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AEC 40
A Liberty & Co Aesthetic Movement ebonised corner chair & side chair with additional side supports quite a rare design after designs by Ford Maddox Brown with a Moresque style about them especially in the corner chair.
Circa 1890.
£POA. The corner chair is now sold.
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AEC 41
A Liberty & Co Aesthetic Movement ebonised chair after designs by Morris & Co.
Circa 1890.
£POA.

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AEC 43
A Liberty & Co Anglo-Japanese ladderback chair in the style of E.W.Godwin.
Circa 1890.
£POA.

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AEC 44
A set of 5 Anglo-Aesthetic chairs attributed to Bately consisting of one armchair & four singles (only one of each shown)
Circa 1880's.
£950 the set.
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AEC 46
An early Liberty & Co Aesthetic Movement armchair for restoration, in sound condition needs repolishing & re rushing which we can provide.
Circa 1890.
£POA.

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AEC -
A cast iron garden bench designed by Christopher Dresser & made by Coalbrookedale.
£SOLD.
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AEC -
A Jacobean rush seated armchair designed by E.W.Godwin (1833-86).
Circa 1880.
£SOLD
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AEC -
A rare set of Liberty & Co Aesthetic Movement ebonised chairs after designs by Ford Maddox Brown with a Moresque style about them especially in the corner chair. All professionally re rushed apart from the armchair.
Circa 1890.
£SOLD.
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