Charles Rennie Mackintosh

'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy

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Lot 445
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy

LOT 445

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy
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ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
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Starting at ZAR 8 000
Location
Cape Town
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Scotland 1868-1928
'Hill House Ladder-back' chairs after a 1903 design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy
the backrest with slender vertical slats in black lacquered ash, later upholstered seat
c.1980-1990
height: 141cm; width: 43cm; depth: 36cm

Notes

These chairs were originally designed for the Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, an important domestic masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts movement.

The style is Art Nouveau with a strong geometric element which references Mackintosh's love of balance and geometry.

Provenance

Innovation Furniture, Cape Town retailer of licensed Cassina and other leading European manufacturers

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