An Arts & Crafts Mission School Oak Morris Bow Arm Reclining Armchair by Stickley Furniture 2005. An iconic design based on the 1901 Gustav Stickley design, inspired by William Morris. Very high build quality and a very large elegant well proportioned chair, which is also surprisingly comfortable both in upright or reclined position. Featuring:

• Very well figured quarter-saw Oak (quarter-sawing is a way of sawing oak to produce boards with superior strength which also reveals decorative 'medullary rays' in its grain).

• Long graceful bowed arms.

• Slatted sides.

• Adjustable back.

• Solid Oak.

• Feather and foam filled leather upholstery with sprung seat.

Approximate dimensions are:

• Overall Width 910mm (2 feet 11 3/4 inches).

• Width between the arms 600mm (1 foot 11 1/2 inches).

• Overall Height 1000mm (3 feet 3 1/4 inches).

• Overall Depth 1030mm (3 feet 4 1/2 inches).

• Overall Depth Reclined 1500mm (4 feet 11 inches).

2005.

Stickley oval shopmark brand and metal "Mission Medallion" (Adopted in 1985 and 1989 respectively).

Very good condition with excellent rich colour and grain, original finish and smoothly sliding mechanism. A few small marks on the sides and slight wear to the leather. If you wish to have further specific photographs or talk to us for a more detailed condition report then please do not hesitate to contact us.

L. & J. G. Stickley was founded in 1902 by Leopold and John George Stickley after having worked with their brother Gustav. They drew their inspiration form many of his designs. Their furniture was designed to be honest; a reaction against the fake joinery, unnecessary gaudiness, and shoddy workmanship of mass production. It all uses solid construction, "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" joinery, and the highest quality woods combined with elegant designs, that are beautiful to look at, practical, exceedingly strong and long-lasting.

The most British of woods, that can produce really special results. Oak has been used for hundreds of years to construct everything from sea-going vessels to fine furniture. Quarter sawn boards are very straight grained and have distinctive growth rings and medullary rays that give a very beautiful effect as well as being renowned for their superior stability and strength.

Arts and Crafts Mission School furniture is designed with clean simple elegant lines and panels that accentuate the grain of the wood (often quartersawn oak) and show off the craftsman involved in making them. Founded in America when people were looking for alternatives the excesses of Victorian times and the influx of mass-produced furniture from the Industrial Revolution. Gustav Stickley, L. & J.G. Stickley (Gustav Stickley's brothers) and Charles Limbert are probably the best known makers, with their work all being to a very high standard and is now highly sought after.