A pair of walnut armchairs
A pair of walnut armchairs

DESIGNED BY ERNEST GIMSON, MADE BY PETER WAALS, CIRCA 1925

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A pair of walnut armchairs
Designed by Ernest Gimson, made by Peter Waals, circa 1925
Ebony and holly 'barber's pole' inlaid back slats, drop-in seat
41in. (105cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Cf: Annette Carruthers and Mary Greensted, Good Citizen's Furniture, The Arts and Crafts Collections at Cheltenham, London, 1994, p. 113, Fig. 136, Cat. No. 49
Nikolaus Pevsner, Pioneers of Modern Design, p. 155, pl. 82, original design for the chairs (1901) illustrated

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