CHARLES LOCKE EASTLAKE (1836-1906) (DESIGNER), JACKSON & GRAHAM (MAKER) AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SETTEE

CHARLES LOCKE EASTLAKE (1836-1906) (DESIGNER), JACKSON & GRAHAM (MAKER) AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SETTEE, CIRCA 1878 ebonised and gilded mahogany, with later felt upholstery (150cm wide, 97cm high, 69cm deep) Literature: Eastlake, Charles L. Hints on Household Taste, Longmans, Green & Co., 1878, where a drawing for the matching armchair is illustrated. Edwards C. The Firm of Jackson & Graham Furniture History Society, Vol. 34 (1998), pp. 238-265 Note: One of the contributing factors to the prominence of Jackson & Graham among 19th-century furniture makers was their employment of superior designers including Owen Jones, Bruce Talbert and Christopher Dresser. Some of Eastlake’s designs were made under licence by the firm, including this settee. Eastlake was not a commercial designer and earned his living as Keeper of the National Gallery.