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Lot 5: PHILIP WEBB, 1831 - 1915

Est: €7,000 EUR - €10,000 EUR
Sotheby'sParis, FranceMay 25, 2011

Item Overview

Description

PHILIP WEBB, 1831 - 1915 BOUGEOIR POUR MORRIS, MARSHALL, FAULKNER & CO., VERS 1861-1863 en alliage de cuivre Quantity: 1 Pour une notice plus complète en français, veuillez consulter le catalogue on-line A rare copper alloy candlestick by Philip Webb for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., designed 1861-1863 hauteur : 26,5 cm (10 1/2 in.) largeur : 16,5 cm (6 1/2 in.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

Gillian Naylor, The Arts and Crafts Movement, éd. Studio Vista, London, 1971, fig. 13
Charlotte Gere and Michael Whiteway, Nineteenth Century Design: From Pugin to Mackintosh, éd. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1993, pl. 96
Linda Parry, William Morris, éd. Philip Wilson, catalogue d'exposition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. 1996, cat. no. K 27
Isabelle Anscombe and Charlotte Gere, Arts and Crafts in Britain and America, éd Academy, London, 1978, fig 91, p. 82
Sheila Kirk, Philip Webb, éd Wiley-Academy, Chichester, 2005, p. 37

Pour une notice plus complète en français, veuillez consulter le catalogue on-line




Conçu à l'origine pour le Red House de William et Jane Morris, un exemplaire fut présenté à l'exposition universelle de Londres en 1862. Une paire de bougeoirs de ce modèle fait partie des collections du Victoria & Albert Museum de Londres, et dans d'autres collections. Un exemplaire fut vendu chez Sotheby's, 20 mars 2008, lot 26.


Only a handful of examples of this design are known. Designed originally by Webb for William and Jane Morris' Red House, an example was shown at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. This was the first public appearance for the newly founded firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., which became Morris & Co. in 1875. A similar pair of candlesticks are in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and further examples are at Kelmscott Manor, Lechlade, Oxfordshire.

Another example of this design sold Sotheby's London, The Best of British: Design from the 19th and 20th Centuries, 20 March 2008, lot 26.


Provenance

Collection privée, Royaume Uni

Auction Details

XXth Century Decorative Arts & Contemporary Design

by
Sotheby's
May 25, 2011, 12:00 PM CET

76, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré CS 10010, Paris, Il-De-France, 75384, FR