Rare chairs made for the painter and decorator friend of Charles Rennie Mackintosh are to go under the hammer at auction next week. Two pairs of stained oak dining chairs, specially designed by Mackintosh for his friend William Douglas, are to be auctioned live online. The unique pieces of furniture will form part of Lyon & Turnbull’s specialist ‘Design Since 1860’ sale on Thursday April 22. The two pairs of chairs, originally part of a set of six and upholstered in horsehair fabric, were created by Mackintosh in 1910 for William Douglas, house-painter and wallpaper hanger.
Read more: Mackintosh employed the decorator for various projects including Hous’hill in Nitshill, Miss Cranston’s home, the designer had created interiors for her Tearooms in Glasgow.