Details
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942)
Set of Three Panels, for the Sitting Room of Sir James Rankin's Bryngwyn Manor, Herefordshire, 1892
executed by The Guild of Handicraft, England
tooled and embossed leather with gilt and painted highlights
37 1/8 in. (94.3 cm.) high, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide (sight)
Provenance
Commissioned by The Guild of Handicraft for the Sitting Room of Sir James Rankin's Bryngwyn Manor, Wormelow Tump, Herefordshire, 1892.
Paul Reeves, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 1994.
Literature
C. Wainwright, Architect - Designers, Pugin to Mackintosh, exh. cat., Fine Arts Society, London, 1981, p. 50.
M. Greensted, C. R. Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft, exh. cat., Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, 1981, n.p., cat. no. B2.
A. Crawford, C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, New Haven, 1985, pp. 298-300 (for a related example in Ashbee's studio at 37 Cheyne Walk).
A. Carruthers and M. Greensted, Good Citicen's Furniture: The Arts and Crafts Collections at Cheltenham, London, 1994, p. 15, fig. 6.
A. Carruthers and M. Greensted, Simplicity or Splendour, Arts and Crafts Living: Objects from the Cheltenham Collections, London, 1999, pp. 54, fig. 47, cat. no. 31.
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
Details
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942)
Set of Three Panels, for the Sitting Room of Sir James Rankin's Bryngwyn Manor, Herefordshire, 1892
executed by The Guild of Handicraft, England
tooled and embossed leather with gilt and painted highlights
37 1/8 in. (94.3 cm.) high, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide (sight)
Provenance
Commissioned by The Guild of Handicraft for the Sitting Room of Sir James Rankin's Bryngwyn Manor, Wormelow Tump, Herefordshire, 1892.
Paul Reeves, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 1994.
Literature
C. Wainwright, Architect - Designers, Pugin to Mackintosh, exh. cat., Fine Arts Society, London, 1981, p. 50.
M. Greensted, C. R. Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft, exh. cat., Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, 1981, n.p., cat. no. B2.
A. Crawford, C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, New Haven, 1985, pp. 298-300 (for a related example in Ashbee's studio at 37 Cheyne Walk).
A. Carruthers and M. Greensted, Good Citicen's Furniture: The Arts and Crafts Collections at Cheltenham, London, 1994, p. 15, fig. 6.
A. Carruthers and M. Greensted, Simplicity or Splendour, Arts and Crafts Living: Objects from the Cheltenham Collections, London, 1999, pp. 54, fig. 47, cat. no. 31.
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
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