Dining Chair for the Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow, Scotland

1903 - 1920
Willow Tea Rooms (Catherine Cranston), Glasgow, Scotland [1]

- 1979
Private Collection, purchased from the Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow, Scotland [2]

1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased at auction, "Important Art Nouveau and Art Déco," Christie, Manson, & Woods International, Inc., New York, NY, October 25-27, 1979, lot no. 993 [3]


Notes:
[1] For the design source and provenance see [Billcliffe, Roger. "Charles Rennie Mackintosh: the Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings, and Interior Designs." London: 1979, 133-8.]

[2] Per catalog record, "according to Christie's it was purchased by the owner 'from one of Miss Cranston's tea rooms, Glasgow.'" [SLAM document files].

[3] Per invoice from Christie, Manson, & Woods International, Inc., dated October 25-27, 1979, lot 993 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 19, 1979.