Lot 40

KIMBEL AND CABUS, NEW YORK (ATTRIBUTED MAKER)
PAIR OF AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1890

Auction: DESIGN Since 1860
Estimate: £300 - £500
Description
mahogany, with caned seat and back
Dimensions
44cm wide, 105cm high, 46cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Veith B., and Higgins Harvey M. Modern Gothic: The Inventive Furniture of Kimbel and Cabus, 1863-82, Hirmer 2021, pp.112-115, pl.1-3 where similar variants are illustrated.
Note: The distinctive use of angled stiles and rear legs is characteristic of many of the firm's chairs and was inspired by Edwin Oppler's designs for Marienberg Castle.
