Ercol chair?

[HMACLEOD05]

Hi, I love doing up bits of furniture, just for myself. I recently bought this chair and wondered if anyone could identify it as an Ercol or another brand of chair? There is no name underneath it
Thanks

 

[Sachakins]

It looks very much like an Ercol based design. Just the arms look too up swept and the centre back splat looks out of place for an Ercol Windsor back. But could be mistaken.

https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/retro_ercol_shabby_chic_armchair/as399a026

 

[Richard_C]

I agree, it looks a bit "wrong" for ercol, interesting though. One difficulty tracking such things down is that the Arts and Crafts movement, which sort of fizzled out after the 1914-18 war, was a movement not a single organisation. Lots of independent high quality makers sprung up all over the country, often undocumented. I can't tell the age from the picture but it might just have been a small local workshop somewhere.

2 things you might try if you want a pleasant hour or few. One is to go to ercol.com, about us, archive and trawl through their catalogues which go back decades. The second is visit vam.ac.uk, the V&A museum, select collections, put chair in the search box and then use filters to narrow down the thousands of results. If you tick the with image box, no point seeing words about stuff with no pictures, you might find something close enough to give you ideas. At the very least you get to see really interesting chairs

 

[HMACLEOD05]

I agree, it looks a bit "wrong" for ercol, interesting though. One difficulty tracking such things down is that the Arts and Crafts movement, which sort of fizzled out after the 1914-18 war, was a movement not a single organisation. Lots of independent high quality makers sprung up all over the country, often undocumented. I can't tell the age from the picture but it might just have been a small local workshop somewhere.

2 things you might try if you want a pleasant hour or few. One is to go to ercol.com, about us, archive and trawl through their catalogues which go back decades. The second is visit vam.ac.uk, the V&A museum, select collections, put chair in the search box and then use filters to narrow down the thousands of results. If you tick the with image box, no point seeing words about stuff with no pictures, you might find something close enough to give you ideas. At the very least you get to see really interesting chairs

Thank you very much, that’s really interesting about the V&A, I’ve checked Ercol’s back catalogue and couldn’t find it. So will have a look at the V&A. Cheers.

 

[HMACLEOD05]

It looks very much like an Ercol based design. Just the arms look too up swept and the centre back splat looks out of place for an Ercol Windsor back. But could be mistaken.

https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/retro_ercol_shabby_chic_armchair/as399a026

It does look like one, but the only style which Ercol has with a continuous piece of wood along the back into the arms is a sofa but I can’t find them doing a chair in the same design. Many thanks.

 

[Myfordman]

There should be an ercol badge on the underside of the frame but I agree it is “too ercol” to be ercol

 

[HMACLEOD05]

There should be an ercol badge on the underside of the frame but I agree it is “too ercol” to be ercol

Thanks

 

[HOJ]

Close but no cigar! Ercol Chair

 

[HMACLEOD05]

Close but no cigar! Ercol Chair

Yeah, I found that one too. So close!! . Thank you.

 

[Fordgate1]

I think it is an Ercol, I have two Ercol Evergreen chairs, Just ordered seat webbing from Skiddaw Upholstery, Very knowledgeable person who should be able to identfify the Ercol model number. Their telephone number is 01768779741, perhaps send them a photograph.

 

[HMACLEOD05]

Close but no cigar! Ercol Chair

Yeah, I found that one too. So close!! . Thank you

I think it is an Ercol, I have two Ercol Evergreen chairs, Just ordered seat webbing from Skiddaw Upholstery, Very knowledgeable person who should be able to identfify the Ercol model number. Their telephone number is 01768779741, perhaps send them a photograph.

Thank you so much, that’s really helpful. Will get in touch with them