Set of Four Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Alivar 844-Ds3 Dining Chairs in Stained Ash

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This is a set of four DS3 dining chairs, initially designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1918. They feature stained … more This is a set of four DS3 dining chairs, initially designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1918. They feature stained ash wood fashioned in a geometric grid motif, and have square inlaid mother-of-pearl details along the back. Mackintosh's work has been characterized as having both Art Deco and Art Nouveau leanings.

Mackintosh often worked with his wife Margaret MacDonald. Together, they designed everything from furniture to lights to entire buildings.

As legend has it, Mackintosh was commissioned in 1918 by the Scottish Industrialist W.T. Basset-Lowke to design a series of furniture to adorn his country home. Mackintosh designed the DS3 collection, which also included a dining table and a sideboard, but Basset-Lowke rejected the pieces for one reason or another. Cassina picked up the design ca. 1970 and produced them under license through the 1990s. This set of four was produced by Alivar in Italy, as per their one and only former owner. less