Lot 28
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A pair of stained oak slat-back side chairs
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A pair of stained oak slat-back side chairs

DESIGNED BY CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH FOR THE ARGYLE STREET TEA ROOMS, GLASGOW, 1897

Details
A pair of stained oak slat-back side chairs
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the Argyle Street Tea Rooms, Glasgow, 1897
Three vertical slats, cut out carrying handle, upholstered drop-in seat
39¼in. (99.6cm.) high (Each chair) (2)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
Please note that the measurements for this lot are incorrect in the catalogue. The correct measurements of the chairs are 38.5/8 in. (98.2 cm.) high and 38½ in. (97.9 cm.) high.

Lot Essay

Cf: The Studio, Vol. XXXIX, 1906, p. 32 and 34
See also: Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs, New York, 1979, p. 24, Cat. No. 1897.26

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