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Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (designer), F. Coote (maker), Thomas Elsley & Company (maker)

Cabinet designed by C F A Voysey in 1899 for Mr and Mrs Ward-Higgs. The cabinet was made specifically for Mr Ward-Higgs' copy of the Kelmscott Press 'Works of Geoffrey Chaucer'. In oak and brass with red suede under lettering and red paint inside. It is a typical example of Voysey's style in the late 1890s, contrasting simplicity of form with highly decorative fittings.

London, London

1899 - 1899

Arts & Crafts

oak, brass, suede, brass, suede