Y STYLE OF CHRISTOPHER DRESSER FOR PRATT & PRINCE, BRADFORD PAIR OF BOOKCASES, CIRCA 1880 ebonised oak and fruitwood, inlaid with ebony and ivory, remnants of paper label to reverse of one bookcase

(each 106cm wide, 149.5cm high, 34cm deep)

Literature: Andrews, J. Arts and Crafts Furniture, AAC 2005, pl. 68 where these bookcases are illustrated. https://blairman.co.uk/designers-makers-and-patrons/pair-chairs-walter-morrison-1836-1921-new-discovery/ Note: Christopher Pratt, a cabinetmaker, and Thomas Prince, a carver and designer, formed a partnership based in Darley Street, Bradford, in about 1845. In 1850 they took over the workshop, showroom and stock of their former employer, Joseph Nutter, and began to trade as Pratt & Prince. This impressive pair of bookcases may have formed part of a suite of furniture designed for Walter Morrison of Malham House, Yorkshire. A pair of armchairs, possibly from this suite and with similar decorative details is with H. Blairman & Sons, London. Note: Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference TS76R5PW. Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/