Zodiac Settle

Cecil Higgins Gallery has acquired a unique settle by Burges which was the subject of an export stop.

William Burges' Zodiac Settle
William Burges' Zodiac Settle
Detail from the settle
Detail from the settle
Nation/region
East of England
Grant awarded
£400,000
Award date
Sector
Museums, Libraries and Archives
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Rare Burges furniture with literary connections acquired for Bedford

The rare item is a unique Zodiac settle designed by a leading figure of the 19th-century Gothic Revival movement, William Burges. Designed for his own use, the Zodiac Settle (built around 1869) is an ornate canopied bench that combines the form of an Italian Renaissance day-bed with a castellated canopy.