{"product_id":"ford-maddox-brown-sussex-corner-chair","title":"Ford Maddox Brown Sussex Corner Chair.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 19th Century Sussex corner chair by Ford Madox Brown (1821 - 1893) for Morris \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ebonised chair has two sides decorated with turned rails and two cruciform back supports, its original \u0026amp; removable drop-in rush seat (minor wear) with the legs tapering to small turned feet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilar in style to the “Argylle” chairs (see plate 212 p. 136 “English Furniture 1880 – 1915” by Pauline Agius, published by  Antique Collector’s Club, 1978) which appeared in Liberty’s catalogues c. 1890 “Dining Room and Library Furniture”, although these, like the Morris \u0026amp; Co. Sussex type rush-seated furniture, had rush seats fastened directly to the wood framework, not a drop-in rush seat as seen here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFord Madox Brown \u0026amp; Morris \u0026amp; Co work appears in many museums such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/search\/?page=1\u0026amp;page_size=15\u0026amp;q=ford+madox+brown\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"V\u0026amp;A\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eV\u0026amp;A\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/3193\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"MoMA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMoMA.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish, circa 1865.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorldwide delivery is available or collect from our London showroom.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDelivery not included, please enquire for a quote before purchasing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1923 Antiques LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56713370370434,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1990\/8245\/files\/55CAA381-BA14-46D3-B1BB-C989EF73EA99.jpg?v=1781638485","url":"https:\/\/www.1923antiques.com\/products\/ford-maddox-brown-sussex-corner-chair","provider":"1923 Antiques LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}