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  Liberty & Co. / Leonard Wyburd Egyptian Revival Four-Legged Mahogany Thebes Stool c. 1890-95

  Leonard Wyburd UK
  Liberty & Company London

  Four-legged Thebes stool circa 1890-95.

  Mahogany, woven wicker seat, turned details.

  Comparable Liberty stools illustrated: Egyptomania: Egypt in Western Art, 1730-1930 (Paris: Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux and Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1994), pp. 465-66.

  H: 15 3/4″ x D: 15″ x W: 15″

  One of the driving influences of the Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century was an informed interest in authentic ancient designs inspired by recent archaeological discoveries.  Both the three- and four-legged Thebes stool were inspired by actual furniture and wall paintings unearthed from royal tombs in the ancient Egyptian city for which they are named.  Leonard Wyburd, who was one of the principal designers for Liberty, patented his designs for the Thebes stools in 1884. Liberty & Co. continued to make the popular stools into the early 1900’s.

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  Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Sterling hand mirror 1908

  ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK

  LIBERTY & CO. London, UK

  Hand mirror  1908

  Sterling with large matrix cabochon turquoise

  Marks: L & Co. cipher, Birmingham assay marks for 1908

  Similar works with turquoise Illustrated: Archibald Knox, ed. by Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995) ; Liberty Design 1874-1914, Barbara Morris (London: Pyramid Books, 1989) p. ; The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976)

  L: 11″