An oak Reformed Gothic side chair attributed to Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875)
An oak Reformed Gothic side chair attributed to Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875)
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The tablet back with a beautifully carved central quatrefoil motif above the original upholstered seat on an arched understructure joined by stretchers.
England, circa 1870
This chair is similar to chairs designed by Edward Welby Pugin for the Grange, his family home, in Ramsgate in about 1864. The Grange was designed and built circa 1843 by his father A.W.N. Pugin who also designed the original furniture. After A.W.N. Pugin's death in 1852, the house was let until 1864 when the Pugin family returned. E.W. Pugin inherited his father's architectural practice and followed the same principles when designing furniture. This chair shows A.W.N. Pugin's preference for revealed construction in the pegs holding the legs and stretchers together. E.W. Pugin combined his father's ideas with new details of his own such as the broad back support.
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