Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Thebes stool. With serial number and ‘Arthur W. Simpson Handicrafts Kendal’ maker’s label to the underside. Excellent condition.
Arthur Simpson (1857 – 1922), having served as an apprentice at Gillows in Lancaster, returned to his native Kedal to open his first workshop in 1881. Whilst undertaking several ecclesiastical commissions he also produced a range of smaller domestic furniture of traditional form and in 1889 had his first piece accepted into the Arts and Crafts Society Exhibition. Following this his work followed a more deliberate Arts & Crafts direction, perhaps under the influence of his close friend the great Arts & Crafts architect C.F.A. Voysey. Voysey designed a house in Kendal for Simpson who in turn executed several furniture commissions for Voysey. Simpson’s best work is celebrated for the purity of its forms and the quality of its materials and manufacture.
Details
Dimensions: width 16", depth 12", height 10".
Year: c.1910.
Stock Number: 26934
Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1910s.
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Arts & Crafts Stool by Simpsons of Kendal. C.1910.
