Upholstered Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair, late 19th/early 20th century, stamped. Country made with a pierced vase-shaped back

with a pierced vase-shaped back splat

some darker shadow-like patches to seats from where old paint removed or sanded

Condition is good for their age

two drop leaves that can be supported by fold-out supports

Upholstered Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair, late 19th/early 20th century, stamped. Country made with a pierced vase-shaped backA superb Sussex chair from the late 19th or early 20th century. It used to have rush seating, now recently upholstered in Sanderson's wonderfully vibrant Canteloupe velvet fabric. Stamped 'T(?) Cockerell' underneath. (A quick Google shows there was a Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867 1962), who was director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and at one point acted as private secretary to William Morris. He had a brother called Theodore Cockerell.) Very