ike so much related to the Arts and Crafts movement “Furniture in the style” was initiated by William Morris, who frustrated with the range of ready made items available to furnish his student rooms in Red Lion Square London, set about designing and produced for himself pieces based on a medieval style. Some years later in 1861, now married and with a beautiful new house in Kent (Red House) to furnish, Morris formed the legendary firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. specialising in “Fine Art, Painting, Carving, Furniture and the Metals”- a very grandiose title indeed!

Designs were provided by Phillip Webb the architect who designed Red House, and painting was by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with furniture detail by Ford Madox Brown, who was experienced in the design of “simple and robust furniture” for Charles Seddon and Co. and is credited with originating the green stain finish associated with oak art furniture. Madox Brown took a rather different approach designing simple plain pieces that were never the less “solid and with a homely beauty.”

The Firm began life at 8 Red Lion Square with one floor and a showroom reportedly filled with “all number of treasures” on another.

This was the beginnings of what Morris hoped would be a “medieval workshop where pride in work and a joy in working side by side could be enjoyed”. The firm won great acclaim but despite this, Phillip Webb maintained it was conducted along the lines of “a picnic.” As it flourished in 1865 the workshop was moved to 26 Queen Square and showrooms in Oxford Street. The famous “Morris Chair” (image below) which was become an icon piece of Arts and Crafts furniture first appeared in the showroom in 1866. The original design for this piece was an adaptation of a chair found in a Sussex carpenters shop by Phillip Webb and reworked from an original sketch made by the then manger of the firm, Warrington Taylor. (image below)

Webb adapted the design to incorporate adjustment to the angle of the backrest of the chair utilising a clever metal rod located in holes drilled at appropriate centres on the rear of the arm rest.

Among some of the most enduring pieces of Arts and Crafts furniture were the “Sussex Chair” (image below) which was produced usually ebonized beech with a seat of rush, and the “Rossetti Chair” (image below) also often ebony finished, again with seat of rush but occasionally offered by special order with red “detailing” on the turnings.

Today although original pieces are extremely rare and expensive, the tradition of good simple stylish design is kept alive by craftsmen the world over and our gallery below shows examples some of the finest available. To enquire regarding purchasing these or Reproductions of a favourite piece…”Contact Us”

	Furniture Range

Leopold Stickley was intrigued by the long, low lines of the midwestern earth hugging prairie homes. With such homes in mind he designed the prairie settle and chair. The prairie designs exhibit horizontal extensions that go beyond their vertical support. Corbels, the graceful vertical members that support horizontal surfaces, are prevalent in prairie designs. The Mission Oak version includes the quadralinear post revealing the beauty of the ray flake on four sides of the post.
Prairie Chair 29H 42.5W 37.5D
aOccasional Collection
Prairie Love Seat 29H 67.5W 37.5D		Prairie Settle 29H 84.5W 37.5D
Settle 29.5H 77.5W 34D		Settle with loose seat cushions 29.5H 77.5W 34D
	Prairie 29.5H 84.5W 37D
aMission Tables
Drop Leaf Table 24.5H 8W 24D 24.5H 24W 24D (open)	Round Lamp Table 26H Diameter 26	Console Table 28.5H 38W 13D
			Etagere 52H 20.5W 14D
Collector's Chest 16H 32W 17D
aMission Bedroom Collection
Panel Bed Headboard 48H / Footboard 32.5 H		Slat Bed Headboard 50H / Footboard 32.5 H
Spindle Bed Headboard 49H / Footboard 30H
aMission Bookcases
In 1916 Gustav, Leopold, John George, and Albert Stickley Associated Cabinetmakers. They inaugurated their new company with the introduction of several fine bookcases. These feature keyed tenons, pinned door joints, tongue and groove glue joining, fully mullioned door frames and ship lap planking. The cherry bookcases are standard with light copper hardware.
Double Door Bookcase 55H 53W 12D		Double Bookcase 55H 53W 12D
		Double Door Bookcase 58H 59W 14D
Single Door Bookcase 55H 40W 12D
Double Door Bookcase 58H 46W 14D		Single Door Bookcase 58H 33W 14D
aRoycroft Collection
Chafing Dish Cabinet 40H 32W 19D		Cellaret 34H 40W 19.5D
Sideboard / 46.5H 60W 22D
Plate Rack 27.5H 48.5W 5D		Corner Cabinet 78H 40W 27.5D
Server 34H 44W 18D	Round Pedestal Table 30H Diameter 46 extends to 76 with 2 15" aproned leaves, standard	Commemorative Library Table 29.5H Diameter 42	Table 30H D38, 42 or 46 round top
Keyhole Trestle Table 29.5H 42W 76L		Draw Table Top with Butterfly Inlay 30H 42W 72L Two 21" Self-Storing Leaves, standard.
aOccasional Collection
Display Cabinet 78H 28.5W 16D		Display Cabinet 78.5H 38W 15D
Umbrella Stand 33.5H 11.5W 11.5D	Dinner Gong 36H 31W 12D		Plate Stand 33.5H 11.5W 11.5D
Tile Top Stand 26H 14.5W 14.5D	Two Door Console 30H 38W 13D		Pedestal 36H 18.5W 18.5D
aExecutive Home Office Furnishings
Executive Desk 30H 36W 72L		Swivel Leather Back Chair Adjustable Height 27W 24D	Swivel Office Chair Adjustable Height 27W 24D
Library Desk 30H 32W 66L		Executive Desk 30H 33W 66L
Library Desk 29.5H 50W 24D		Computer Work Table 30H 54W 30D
aHallway and Home Accents
	Waste Basket 15.5H 13.5W 13.5D	Waste Basket 16.5H 11W 11D
Double Costumer 72H 24W 20.5D	Bookends with Corbel 8H 6.5W 4D	Bookends 6H 6.5W 2.25D	Single Costumer 72H 24W 24D
		Pegboard - 4 Pins 4.75H 25W 3.75D
Curly Mapel Desk Box 3.25H 10W 7D		Pegboard - 6 Pins 4.75H 40W 3.75D
aHome and Office Accents
		Revolving Library Stand 43.5H 22W 22D	Revolving Library Stand 29.5H 22W 22D
(1) Reader 5H 22W 14D (2) Library Stand 41.5H 21.5W 12.5D	Letter Organiser 7.25H 13W 6.75D	Magazine Rack (with shelf) H17 W18 D12	Magazine Rack (without shelf) H17 W18 D12
aMission Rockers
Rocker 40H 33W 41D		Harvey Ellis Rocker with inlay 43H 25W 31.5D	Harvey Ellis Rocker without inlay 43H 25W 31.5D
aMission Rockers
Chair - Bow Arm Morris Chair 48H 35W 40-48D Footstool 15H 19W 15D		Morris Chair 39H 28.5W 37.5D
			Footstool 5H 12.5W 12.5D
aPanels - Mission Oak Finishes
Fayetteville 35	Onondaga 32	Centennial 31	Limestone 38
	Light Copper Pulls