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Philip Webb for Morris & Co. – Aesthetic Movement Oak Reclining Armchair

Name: Philip Webb for Morris & Co. – Aesthetic Movement Oak Reclining Armchair
SKU: PV003030
Availability: InStock

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Dimensions

Height: 40.5 in (102.87 cm)
Width: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
Depth: 32 in (81.28 cm)

Year of manufacture

1875

Maker

Morris & Co.

Designer

Philip Webb

Period

Aesthetic Movement
1870-1879

Style

Aesthetic Movement

Condition

Good

Wear consistent with age and use.

About this piece

Philip Webb for Morris & Co.

A rare reclining armchair in oak aligned to the Aesthetic Movement (1860–1890), c.1866. English, within the Morris and Co circle and the domestic interiors of Norman Shaw’s milieu.

The configuration is defined by arched arms with padded armrests joined to sweeping arched legs by turned uprights, an adjustable shaped back, and front legs with bobbin detail above plain turned stretchers, all set on original brass castors. Scaled for comfortable seating rather than a large lounge chair, the arrangement reflects the period’s refined domestic ergonomics.

Provenance associates the chair with a Norman Shaw house at Bedford Park, acquired around forty years ago. The last image is a period photograph of Swan House, Chelsea, also by Shaw, records a closely related recliner, and a further example is preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum (CIRC. 250 and A/1 to B/1-1961).

The genesis of the model is documented: in 1866 George Warrington Taylor, business manager to Morris, Marshall and Faulkner, noted a traditional prototype in the Herstmonceux workshop of Ephraim Colman, sending a sketch and description to Philip Webb, who adapted it for production by the firm (1861–1875; from 1875 Morris and Co).

For market context, another version sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge on 9 November 2022 for £17,850 including premium.

We also have another related version available here: https://www.puritanvalues.com/product/phillip-webb-for-morris-co-an-english-aesthetic-movement-reclining-armchair