RARE 1800 Aesthetic Liberty & Co. THEBES Foot Stool, ca 1870-1900, bamboo/rattan

Description: RARE 1800 Aesthetic Liberty & Co. THEBES Foot Stool, ca 1870-1900, bamboo/rattan. A very rare , original handcrafted Victorian era woven rattan (or bamboo) "THEBES" foot stool - attributed to Egyptian Revival furniture designs of the Aesthetic Movement and the later English Arts & Crafts Movement with Egyptian Arts & Crafts design; ca.1870-1900. This is believed to have been manufactured by LIBERTY & CO., a famous English Furniture Company that pieces now are extremely valuable. Comprised of early lathed wooden cross brace rods and legs with beautifully rope ring design and fixed aesthetic ring knobs, or spheres, and a beautifully woven convex top that continues a full weave underneath. Although you can not read it, the original paper label STILL EXISTS and is attached to the bottom which is rarely seen on furniture from this age (160 years old!!!). This INCREDIBLE piece of aesthetic furniture is very rare and One-of-a-Kind, and should be in a upscale NYC Gallery! In excellent, well preserved condition for it's age and material. MORE INFO: Among the earliest items of furniture that can be fully documented were two stools, based on ancient Egyptian prototypes, both called the 'Thebes' and registered in 1884. One, a four-legged stool, usually made in walnut but also in mahogany, with turning on the lower legs and a leather seat attached to the frame with thonging, has the Patent Office Design registration No. 16673. It was hardly an original design, as the ancient Egyptian prototype had already inspired a number of artists and designers earlier in the century. A drawing of a similar Egyptian stool by J.G. Grace, dated 1853, is now in the RIBA, and Ford Madox Brown designed a comparable Egyptian style chair for Holman Hunt in 1857. A number of other artists, including Christopher Dresser and E.W. Godwin, produced drawings of ancient Egyptian furniture in the 1870s. The stool was to prove immensely popular and was produced over a number of years. One can be seen in a contemporary photograph of Arthur Lasenby Liberty's drawing room at The Lee Manor, the house he lived in from 1892. For more information, check out http://www.achome.co.uk/antiques/liberty.htm. Terms and Conditions of Sale (Please Read) Your bid / accepted offer is a contract - Place a bid or an offer only if you're serious about buying the item. If you are the winning bidder, you will enter into a legally binding contract to purchase the item. I will not cancel winning bids or accepted offers. Payment is required within 3 days. · I am not a professional. I try to describe the item to the best of my ability to include any obvious imperfections. · I do not sell on approval or condition. · Please ask questions BEFORE bidding. Item is as is. · I only accept payment through eBay managed payments. · All items are shipped within 3 business days after receiving payment. · I do my best to enter the weight and size of the package so that accurate shipping costs are calculated. · Please respect my best efforts and be fair in working out any issues with me. I never want to take advantage of a buyer. · Handling fee applies to shipping supplies and/or insurance. · I will combine shipping if possible. Please notify me before you pay if you buy multiple items.

Price: 475 USD

Location: Pacific, Missouri

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