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William Morris Antique Sussex Chair by Rossetti
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William Morris Antique Sussex Chair by Rossetti

19th century
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William Morris Antique Sussex Chair by Rossetti

A rarer model of a William Morris antique Arts and Crafts Sussex chair, a design by his friend Dante Gabriel Rossetti. An decorative model that is in such good condition and with a lovely oval traditionally rushed seat that still has the original bentwood facing strips around the edge. In very good strong condition and still in the original ebonised finish. Dates to around 1870. A beautiful example, perfect to use as a side chair in a bedroom or bathroom. The seat height is 43cm.

Dimensions

Height: 84cm (33.33")

Width: 43cm (17.06")

Depth: 40cm (15.87")

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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this William Morris Sussex Chair to the 19th Century.

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William Morris Antique Sussex Chair by Rossetti
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A rarer model of a William Morris antique Arts and Crafts Sussex chair, a design by his friend Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

An decorative model that is in such good condition and with a lovely oval traditionally rushed seat that still has the original bentwood facing strips around the edge. In very good strong condition and still in the original ebonised finish. Dates to around 1870. A beautiful example, perfect to use as a side chair in a bedroom or bathroom. The seat height is 43cm.

Dimensions

Height: 84cm (33.33")

Width: 43cm (17.06")

Depth: 40cm (15.87")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this William Morris Sussex Chair to the 19th Century.

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SA1234203
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2009

34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.

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An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back.
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Archive I An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back.

William Morris Antique Sussex Chair by Rossetti

Archive II An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back. View II
Archive III An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back. View III
Archive IV An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back. View IV
Archive V An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back. View V
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An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back.
William Morris Antique Sussex Chair by Rossetti
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An ebonised wooden side chair with a woven rush seat, turned legs, and an intricate Rossetti splat back.
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  • ObjectSide Chairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleArts & Crafts
  • MaterialEbonised Beech, Rush
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsRossetti splat back, Turned legs, Double stretchers, Woven rush seat

This nineteenth-century Arts and Crafts Sussex chair is a rarer decorative design by Dante Gabriel Rossetti for William Morris. Constructed from ebonised beech with a black finish, the side chair displays a distinctive Rossetti splat back with delicate vertical spindles, alongside turned legs reinforced by double stretchers. The oval seat features traditional woven rush with its original bentwood facing strips remaining intact around the edge. Visible signs of age include slight wear to the dark timber finish and natural softening on the rush seating. The piece measures 84 cm high, 43 cm wide, and 40 cm deep, with a seat height of 43 cm. Homeowners today place this antique seating in a bedroom or bathroom as a decorative side chair, where the slender vertical silhouette adds historical character to the interior space while remaining functional for daily use.

FAQs

Introduced in the 1860s by Morris & Co., the Sussex chair range was derived from traditional vernacular country seating found in Sussex, becoming an iconic standard of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Authentic Sussex chairs are typically constructed from turned beech wood, often stained or ebonised black, paired with hand-woven natural rush seats.

Key identifiers include lightweight turned frames, delicate spindles or specific back-splat designs such as the Rossetti motif, double stretchers, and natural wear to the ebonised finish.

Place the chair as a standalone accent piece beside a desk, in a hallway, or within a reading corner to introduce graphic dark tones and tactile material contrast.

Keep the chair away from direct heat sources to prevent the rush from drying out, lightly mist the seat with water occasionally to maintain elasticity, and dust the wood with a soft dry cloth.
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