Walter Cave Attributed – Arts and Crafts Pair of Oak Armchairs with Curved Backs
£2,600 / set
Attributed to Walter Cave, a pair of armchairs in oak aligned to the Arts and Crafts movement (1880–1910), c.1900. Each chair has a bowed cresting rail above a second shaped rail and a slatted lower back panel. The upholstered leather seat sits within a plain frame over tapering legs; the front and side stretchers are set low, while the rear stretcher is higher, creating a stepped run around the base. Arms are curved with small through-dowels visible at the front posts and again at the rear arm fixings; the arm-rest ends show double-dipped top curves. The rectilinear composition is softened by the wavy back rails and the arm profiles, expressing straightforward joinery and measured detailing typical of late Arts and Crafts seating.
Walter Frederick Cave (1863–1939) was an English architect and furniture designer associated with the Art Workers’ Guild and the Arts and Crafts circle; he designed interiors, furnishings and decorative work alongside his architectural practice. The restrained vernacular lines and gentle curvature here align with that vocabulary.
Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
Depth: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)
1900-1909
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