JUNE 29th FINE SOUTHERN ESTATES
Lot 111:
Description
Pair of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828-1882) for Morris Ebonized Side Chairs c. 1863. Each 19"x17"x34". A chair of this type were traditionally called a ‘Rossetti’ chair, after the poet and artist, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, friend of William Morris. Similar French country chairs can be seen in the home of the artist, Claude Monet (1840-1926), at Giverny, in Normandy, France. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was an enthusiastic collector of antiques and owned a very similar chair to this example, shown with him in a photograph of 1863. He may have suggested the idea of using his chair as a model for the firm to copy so that they could add a new design to their range of furniture. Some of Rossetti’s Regency furniture can still be seen at Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, the house that he and William Morris used for holidays.
Condition: very minor age expected wear
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