Chair
workshop of Thomas Sainsbury
Category
Furniture
Date
2015
Materials
Sapele wood, silk, brass
Measurements
920 x 510 x 520 mm
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Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 770214.10
Summary
A bespoke side chair reproduced for Mottisfont. It is based on the chairs which were in the room during the Russells’ occupation and analysis of Country Life 1954 and family photographs. The style of the chair is Regency, circa 1815, with sabre legs, and the originals would have been mahogany with brass inlay. The new ones are made of a sustainably-sourced hardwood, Sapele, with brass inlay
Provenance
A set of 10 reproduction chairs produced by Jonathan Sainsbury (UK) Ltd, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Makers and roles
workshop of Thomas Sainsbury, manufacturer Jonathan Sainsbury (UK) Ltd., furniture manufacturer