Ernest Gimson made by Edward Gardiner. An Arts and Crafts ash ladder back Bedales armchair.

£1,600

An Arts and Crafts ash ladder back Bedales armchair. With three ladders each chamfered to top of each ladder, the top ladder is pegged with through joints to the arm supports, and full circle scribe marks to each of the joints. Chairs of this design were made for the Bedales school library.

An armchair of the same design made for the Cragg sisters café in Aldeburgh, Suffolk is in the collection of The University of Reading. https://www.reading.ac.uk/adlib/Details/collect/17138

Additional Measurements:

Arm Height: 65.8cm / 25.91"Inches

Seat Height: 44.5cm / 17.52"Inches

Dimensions
Height: 37.87 in (96.2 cm)
Width: 22.83 in (58 cm)
Depth: 20.47 in (52 cm)
Year of manufacture
1919
Maker
Edward Gardiner
Designer
Ernest Gimson
Period
Arts & Crafts Movement
1910-1919
Style
Arts and Crafts
Condition
Good
Condition consistent with age and use

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