GEORGE WALTON (1867-1933)
SET OF CHAIRS FOR JOHN ROWNTREES CAFE, SCARBOROUGH, CIRCA 1900
comprising two carvers and four side chairs, carver 62.5cm wide, 92cm high, 49cm deep, side chair 45.5cm wide, 91cm high, 44cm deep
Literature: Moon K. George Walton: Designer and Architect, Oxford 1993, page 47-48, illus. no. 54Note: These chairs were made for John Rowntree's cafe in Scarborough where Walton developed a new style of furniture based on the French 17th century 'caquetoire' style. This French renaissance style was popular in Scotland in the 16th century and the strong links between the two countries ensured the style flourished well into the 17th century. These chairs would still have been seen in the more aristocratic homes in Scotland in the late 19th century and Walton here has taken the basic form and adapted it with the use of rushing to lighten the effect of the construction.