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'Thebes' stool

Ref: 1857
  • Retailer

    Retailed by Liberty & Co.  (1875-present)

  • Detail

    Oak, with original leather seat, slightly damaged, and brass studs

    43 x 55 x 55 cm

    English (probably High Wycombe), after 1884

  • Marked

    Unmarked, but with shadow under the top showing the position of the familiar ‘ivory’ label, now lost

  • Provenance

    […]; Elizabeth Bonython

  • Literature

    Donato Esposito, ‘From ancient Egypt to Victorian London: the impact of ancient Egyptian furniture on British art and design 1850-1900’, Decorative Arts Society Journal, 27 (2003), pp. 81-93 (for a discussion of Thebes stools).

  • Collection

    Private collection

  • Note

    The present stool is larger in scale than the more frequently encountered examples of this design.