HOT ! Horace \'Knightman\' Knight Arts & Crafts Yorkshire School Oak Chair post 1990.

An Arts & Crafts Yorkshire School Oak Chair by Horace \'Knightman\' Knight post 1990.

Approximate dimensions are:

• Overall Width 570mm (1 foot 10 1/4 inches).

• Overall Depth 550mm (1 foot 9 1/2 inches).

• Seat Height 470mm (1 foot 6 1/2 inches) [A standard height for a chair].

If you need a very exact dimension, or one we haven\'t included, feel free to contact us and we will measure it for you.

post 1990.

Old Mill Furniture Brass plaque On the underside.

Excellent condition with tight joints, sound seat pad, clean finish and fabric. A few minor marks and dints discoverable upon close inspection, although less than expected. If you wish to have further specific photographs or talk to us for a more detailed condition report then please do not hesitate to contact us.

A small firm of high class Yorkshire School cabinet makers, founded by Horace Knight in 1984, after training with Sid Pollard [One of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson first apprentices] in the 1970s. Well known for producing top quality handmade furniture much of which is in the Yorkshire School style, featuring solid English Oak with wrought iron fittings and traditional construction techniques. Every piece is made by one individual craftsman, from choosing the wood right through to final finishing. It currently run by the Knight family and trades under the name Old Mill Furniture.

The most British of woods, that can produce really special results. Oak has been used for hundreds of years to construct everything from sea-going vessels to fine furniture. Quarter sawn boards are very straight grained and have distinctive growth rings and medullary rays that give a very beautiful effect as well as being renowned for their superior stability and strength.

The Yorkshire School of the Arts & Crafts movement started with Robert \'Mouseman\' Thompson\'s  transformation from jobbing carpenter to master craftsmen. By the mid-1920s he had adopted his trademark mouse (now world renowned as a symbol of quality furniture) and had his own workshop busily employing several men. As the workshop grew and over the years many of the craftsmen have taken their skills and branched out and adopted a trademark of their own, a fox, a lizard, a fish, a rabbit to name but a few, and whilst some have closely stuck to the Mouseman designs others have taken the style and adapted it. Other craftsmen, unconnected to the Mouseman workshop, have also chosen the classic Yorkshire Oak style as their own. Typical Yorkshire school items are in English Oak, with traditional pegged joints and adzed surfaces.

An Arts & Crafts Yorkshire School Oak Chair by Horace \'Knightman\' Knight post 1990. Excellent condition with tight joints, sound seat pad, clean finish and fabric. A few minor marks and dints discoverable upon close inspection, although less than expected.
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