A corner chair, circa 1890.
Designed by George Faulkner Armitage (1849-1937).
Made at his workshops in Altrincham, nr Manchester.

Two examples in stock.

£2,500 each
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This chair is a variation on the model designed for the showrooms of the Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London in 1887. The model was not exclusive to the Fine Art Society, as another version was used in his own studio at Stamford House in Altringham and other variations exist.

 Another example was with H. Blairman & Sons in 1996. A table and chair were purchased brand new by the Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst. A coal scuttle resides in Manchester City Art Gallery.

 Along with many public commissions, G. F. Armitage had extensive private commissions for furniture and decoration, see appendix 2 of Rosamond Allwood's article in the Furniture History Society journal XXIII, 1987, for a list of private clients from 1892-1897.