A choice of chairs from Victorian to Art Deco
THE Essex auctioneers Ambrose had hoped the unusual top lot in their 561-lot sale on 19-20 July would fetch more, but bidding on the set of ten gothic-style Victorian mahogany dining chairs was hampered by their non-commercial design.
Designed by the little known artist L. Loeffler, eight of the chairs had been made and stamped Howar…