WILLIAM SKULL, HIGH WYCOMBE, AFTER M. H. BAILLIE SCOTT
PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS WING ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1900
£2,250
Auction: Design Since 1860 | 20 October 2021 From 10:00
Description
inlaid oak frame, each with upholstered back and seat
Dimensions
70cm wide, 110cm high, 54cm deep
Footnote
Literature: M. H. Baillie Scott 'Houses and Gardens', p. 298 and 299 for period pictures of a house Baillie Scott designed called The Garth containing an image of this chair model.
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh Decorative Arts: Design since 1860, 11th April 2018, Lot 154
Note: This chair is often ascribed to the designer and architect M.H. Baillie Scott. Made by William Skull of High Wycombe, the chair was used by Baillie Scott in many of his houses (see illustration).