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Ceiling 100
Two mirrors
Weeping eye
Seats
turning them
Imago
Combat of gladiators
Berlin Wall with German Grass and Skies II
Root room
Self-portrait of Frans Floris and William Key with Tito, Caio and Vitellius
Ceiling 100
Two mirrors
Weeping eye
Seats
turning them
Imago
Combat of gladiators
Berlin Wall with German Grass and Skies II
Root room
Self-portrait of Frans Floris and William Key with Tito, Caio and Vitellius

Seats

Augustus Pugin

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Butera Palace

Butera Palace

Via Butera, 18, Palermo

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In November 1850, Augustus Pugin (1812-1852) was fully engaged in the designs for the new English Parliament in Westminster. For at least six years, there have been rumors about who is the true soul of the project, between the two architects, whether the famous Charles Barry (1795-1860) or his young assistant, Pugin, who already in 1845 had felt the need to publicly declare his subordination to Mr. Barry. Pugin's drawing for these chairs, which is kept at the Victoria & Albert Museum (E.1501-1912), is accompanied by numerous indications for the cabinet-maker John Gregory Crace, who in all probability carried out the project scrupulously. The chairs are designed for the House of Commons, as Pugin explains in the text: “Mr. Barry wants a Pattern Chair for the Commons lobbies. His idea is a light but strong chamfered chair like the above sketch covered with green leather . The death of Pugin at the age of forty will ensure that the chairs of the House of Commons are among his last works. His all-encompassing approach to design, inspired by Gothic designs and principles, will be a central starting point for nineteenth-century English design and modernity.
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Title: Seats

Author: Augustus Pugin

Date: 1850

Technique: Oak wood

Displayed in: Butera Palace

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