William Burges Historical Furniture
The historical furniture works of William Burges have influenced many of the Victorian dining chairs in Cumbrian antique dealer showrooms. The Bedford Museum has recently acquired one of the artist's most famous pieces, the Zodiac Settle, for 850,000 pounds.
This will be added to their extensive collection of Burges' painted Arts & Crafts furniture, including a washstand, bed and doors from one of his flamboyant antique cabinets. Burges' elaborate Gothic Revival furniture pieces are masterpieces of the Aesthetic Movement. His work can be also be found in the Morris Gallery at Walthamstow Museum, and in Cardiff Castle, Castle Coch and Knighthayes Court. His home, the Tower House in London, is also a masterpiece of his work but it is privately owned by Jimmy Page, the ex-lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin.