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Lot 10

Description:
Prince of Wales investiture chair, 1969, designed by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Snowdon, Carl Toms and John Pound. Red stained beech, back with Prince of Wales's feather motif in gilt, the seat upholstered in red Welsh tweed, stamped to underside, 77.5cm high, 54cm wide. [The investiture of the current Prince of Wales was held at the Medieval Caernarfon Castle in July 1969]. Provenance: Margaret Bide Collection.
Hammer:
£300
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Our two day first fine sale of the year includes the Margaret Bide Collection of antique textiles and art from the estate of Paul Wengraf (1894 - 1978) Austrian émigré art dealer and others including works by Giacometti, Souza, Schiele, Josef Herman, Johannes Fischer, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis; silver, jewellery, furniture, ceramics, a gentleman's collection of glass and wine related antiques.

Margaret’s passion for her subject ignited on her first day studying and never diminished. Her association with Farnham Art College, now UCA, lasted for over thirty years, as student, lecturer and finally department head. To learn more about Margaret Bide, listen to Crafts Lives on The British Sound Library 


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