Lot 10
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A carved and inlaid oak settle
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A carved and inlaid oak settle

DESIGNED BY JOHN EDNIE FOR THE GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1901

Details
A carved and inlaid oak settle
Designed by John Ednie for the Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901
High vertical backrest punctuated with upholstered green leather panels and inlaid with butterflies and flowers, the pierced side panels with elaborately carved roses, shaped front uprights also inlaid with butterflies, the whole inlaid with stained green heart motif, upholstered seat, castors
61in. (155cm.) high; 54¼in. (138cm.) maximum width; 16in. (41cm.) depth without seat
Provenance
Paul Reeves, London, 1992
Literature
Gerald and Celia Larner, The Glasgow Style, Edinburgh, 1979, p. 34
Exhibited
Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style, Travelling Exhibition in Japan, 15th September 2000 - 18th February 2001, p. 107, Cat. No. 88
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

John Ednie, an architect by training like Mackintosh, designed few pieces of furniture although he was retained by Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow, and was responsible for some of their more solid pieces. This settle, perhaps the most elegant of his designs, was made for a dining room he designed at Wylie & Lochhead's pavilion at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901, where it was much admired.

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