518 Decorative Arts: Design since 1860

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223 [§] MARION HENDERSON WILSON (1869-1956) CIRCULAR BRASS CHARGER, CIRCA 1910 repoussé decorated with a central panel depicting a galleon at sea in full sail, within broad rim with circular roundels, bears initials MHW 53cm diameter

£300-500

224 ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951) FOR WYLIE & LOCHHEAD, GLASGOW MAHOGANY INLAID DRAWING ROOM CABINET, CIRCA 1900 the projecting cornice with square column supports and cut-out brackets, above two glazed doors enclosing shelves, the base with twin panelled doors, each inlaid in pewter, brass, copper and motherof-pearl with stylised rosettes, with slatted sided supports linked by stretchers and a lower tier 88cm wide, 177cm high, 47cm deep Literature: ‘The Studio’ magazine, Vol. 23, No. 101, July 1901, p. 166 where a bookcase of similar form by Wylie & Lochhead, exhibited at the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition, is illustrated. Note: The inlaid stylized flower motif on the facade of this cabinet is identical to that which featured on a suite of chairs designed by E.A.Taylor for the Wylie & Lochhead Pavilion at the International Exhibition, Glasgow, 1901 and similar to the inlay in the cabinet illustrated in the Studio magazine in July of the same year.

£4,000-6,000

225 GEORGE LOGAN (1866-1939) FOR WYLIE & LOCHHEAD, GLASGOW GLASGOW STYLE MAHOGANY LONG STOOL, CIRCA 1900 the close nailed upholstered seat above square legs, linked by stretchers and with carved capitals, enclosing pierced uprights carved as stylised plant forms 107cm long, 49cm high, 42cm deep

£1,000-1,500


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