SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) §
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1930
£1,890
Auction: Lots 267 to 528 | 18th April at 10am
Description
oak, with upholstered drop in seats, stamped under stretcher SALLE JACQUES CARTIER, together with two pieces of red fabric and an accompanying book
Dimensions
58cm wide, 89cm high, 50cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Turner G. Empress of Britain, Canadian Pacific's Greatest Ship, Boston Mills Press, 1992, pp. 32, 48 and 172, illustrating the chairs in situ in the Salle Jacques Cartier
Leeds Museums and Galleries 'Frank Brangwyn 1867-1956', 2006 exhibition catalogue, 2006, p.149
Andrews, John 'Arts & Crafts Furniture', Antique Collectors Club, 2005, p. 201, plate 216
Note: This armchair was designed by Brangwyn for the Salle Jacques Cartier of the Canadian Pacific liner SS Empress of Britain, and made by H.H. Martyn & Co., Cheltenham in 1930. The ship was launched by Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII) in 1931.