A generous Arts and Crafts armchair with sweeping arms , arching top rail and pad feet raised on brass castors. This chair has a presence and proportion that is difficult to capture on camara, its a statement piece designed in every way to capture a sense of a changing style. Typifying the English Art Nouveau period with its flowing lines, subtile detail and restrained elegance. The top rail not only arching but thinning out to almost a blade and the upholstery billowing out to meet the underneath of the arm. Not by accident but by a skillful eye for design and detail.

We have chosen ‘Ianthe’ Velvet fabric from Liberty of London’s new range of takes on old designs. First introduced as a wallpaper in 1902 for Liberty, designed by French Art Nouveau designer, R. Beauclair , this design rescaled in velvet seems to of been made for this chair.

Design attributed to Walter Cave

Made in oak

Fabric by Liberty of London ‘Ianthe’ Velvet

Circa 1900

Width 84.5cm (arm to arm)

Depth 66cm

Height 126.5cm

Currently on display at Liberty of London 4th floor