CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928)
CABINET FOR SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL, 1906
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Auction: Day Two | Lots 253 to 490 | Thursday 17th April from 10am
Description
stained beech and pine, with brass fittings
Dimensions
156.5cm wide, 137cm high, 46cm deep
Provenance
Provenance: Scotland Street School, Glasgow, Scotland
Footnote
Literature: Billcliffe R. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings & Interior Designs, Cameron & Hollis, 2009, p. 237, no. 1906.23 where an example of this cabinet is illustrated.
Several examples held by Glasgow Museums (accession nos. ME.2000.8.52-4 and ME.2000.8.87)
Scotland Street School in Glasgow was designed by Mackintosh in 1903-4 and was to be his last totally new architectural work for the city. He was also responsible for the interiors, as was the case for other projects including The Glasgow School of Art and the Ingram Street Tearooms. The simpler design of this cabinet compared to other Mackintosh furniture reflects the more practical, institutional setting for which it was destined.