Leonard Wyburd (Uk 1865-1958)
Liberty & Co ‘Thebes stool‘. Designed by Leonard Wyburd. Mahogany 44 x 40 x 34cm high.
(Evidence of a previous Liberty & Co label to underside).
Manufactured circa 1880s whilst Wyburd was head of the furniture and decoration studio at Liberty’s of London.
As the stool’s name implies, the design of this tripod stool was modelled on ancient Egyptian typologies. The design was the basis of similar stools presented later by both Josef Frank and Adolf Loos (as seen at the Möbelmuseum Wien).
Price: 2.200 euro
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