DESIGNED BY CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH, CIRCA 1903

Details

Two ebonised pine Toy Chests
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, circa 1903
Rectangular section, with hinged front fall flap, inlaid with five recessed aluminium plaques and each side with a further four
14¾in. (37.5cm.) high; 41in. (104cm.) wide; 14¾in. (37.5cm.) deep Dimensions of large chest
14½in. (37cm.) high; 31¾in. (80.5cm.) wide; 14½in. (37cm.) deep
Dimensions of small chest (2)

Provenance

Given by Mackintosh to his friend and father of his godson, Dr. Fernando Agnoletti, lecturer at Glasgow University.
Thence by descent to Mackintosh's godson.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Cf: Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs, New York, 1979, p. 231, Cat. Nos. 1917.11 and 1917.18 (Examples of furniture designed for 78 Derngate, Northhampton, illustrating Mackintosh's use of aluminium plaques)

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