Upholstered Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair, late 19th/early 20th century, stamped. Country made Height to top of back:

Height to top of back: 88cm approx

A couple of very old woodworm holes in one of the legs

but hardly noticeable - see photos

with a pierced vase-shaped back splat

Upholstered Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair, late 19th/early 20th century, stamped. Country made Height to top of back:A superb Sussex chair from the late 19th or early 20th century. It used to have rush seating, now recently upholstered in Sanderson's wonderfully vibrant Canteloupe velvet fabric. Stamped 'T(?) Cockerell' underneath. (A quick Google shows there was a Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867 1962), who was director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and at one point acted as private secretary to William Morris. He had a brother called Theodore Cockerell.) Very