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Lot Essay
Cf: Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs, New York, 1979, p. 163, pl. 1904.J and p. 172, no. 1904.73
A copy of the original bill of sale from the auction of 18 May 1933 accompanies the present Lot.
Miss Cranston, Mackintosh's devoted patron, commissioned him to redecorate the interior of her home, Hous'hill in late 1903 or early 1904. The present Lot and the following Lot are part of Mackintosh's initial redecoration completed in 1904-1905.
Upon Miss Cranston's departure from Hous'hill circa 1920, the house was occupied by several different residents and was ultimately destroyed upon its acquisition by Glasgow Corporation as the building had suffered fire damage. However, much of the Hous'hill furniture was sold at auction in May 1933 when the present Lot and the following Lot were acquired.
As can be seen from the contemporary illustration, in the Blue Bedroom virtually all the furniture was designed to be placed against the wall, forming decorative patterns by virtue of their design structure. The chequered lattice back of the chair is a reflection of the decorative motif of squares carried out throughout the entire room.
A copy of the original bill of sale from the auction of 18 May 1933 accompanies the present Lot.
Miss Cranston, Mackintosh's devoted patron, commissioned him to redecorate the interior of her home, Hous'hill in late 1903 or early 1904. The present Lot and the following Lot are part of Mackintosh's initial redecoration completed in 1904-1905.
Upon Miss Cranston's departure from Hous'hill circa 1920, the house was occupied by several different residents and was ultimately destroyed upon its acquisition by Glasgow Corporation as the building had suffered fire damage. However, much of the Hous'hill furniture was sold at auction in May 1933 when the present Lot and the following Lot were acquired.
As can be seen from the contemporary illustration, in the Blue Bedroom virtually all the furniture was designed to be placed against the wall, forming decorative patterns by virtue of their design structure. The chequered lattice back of the chair is a reflection of the decorative motif of squares carried out throughout the entire room.