E. W. Godwin attributed. Probably made by William Watt. Rare Anglo-Japanese Armchair.

E. W. Godwin attributed. Probably made by William Watt. Rare Anglo-Japanese Armchair. The front page of the of William Watt's Art furniture 1877 catalogue has a comparable cut out in the built in cabinet at the bottom of the stairs. Godwin drew various examples of this detail in his notebooks. A similar cloud cut-out in his music Canterbury. See Elizabeth Azlin E W Godwin Furniture and Interior Design Pg. 63 Pl. 32. A drawing of a settee by Godwin See Soros Pg. 39 Pl 22. The A J Cabinet See. Puritan Values. The restrained curl finials are similar to the bookcases he designed for the corridor of Dromore Castle, Pg. 191 Pl. 311.111 and on two buffets and sideboard, Pg 221 and 222 Pl, 354, 355 and 366. The side stretchers configure the same as the front stretchers on a side chair made by William Watt. Pg. 112 Pl. 136.

We have had this armchair re upholstered with embossed gilded leather, replicated from the original leather designs Godwin designed for furniture for Dromore Castle in early 1870's