CIRCA 1860, IN THE MANNER OF A.W.N. PUGIN AND E.W. PUGIN

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A SET OF TWELVE VICTORIAN OAK CHAIRS
CIRCA 1860, IN THE MANNER OF A.W.N. PUGIN AND E.W. PUGIN
With check-cotton tie-on seat covers and red leatherette seats (12)

Provenance

St Joseph's College, Upholland, Lancashire, which closed in 1987.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Lorenzo Booth's Original Design Book for Decorative Furniture, 1864 discussed related 'Gothic' chair patterns, with antiquarian 'folding stool' frames, as being 'perfectly' or 'medievally' English. These frames evolved from A.W.N. Pugin's, 1840s New Palace of Westminster pattern for Prince Albert's Chamber; while their combination with tablet-railed backs relates to designs by E.W. Pugin (d. 1875) popularised by C. & R. Light's, Cabinet Furniture, 1881.

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