Robin Day suite  

I assume it's not authentic.
I assume it's not authentic.

Hi BJ, could you elaborate...
Hi BJ, could you elaborate on your comment.

The letters seem...
The letters seem individually stamped, wich is odd.
Was this sold to you as Day or possibly Day?
The imprint looks fairly new and sloppy, like someone who sourced some old loose block prints and puzzled a signature together...

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I can't find any reference for them being Robin Day (not that this means they're not) but they do look like Howard Keith to me, and quite unlike anything by Robin Day.

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Hi BJ, thanks for getting back to me. I bought the suite for its looks and did,nt realise until I inspected it later that it carried the stamped R Day mark. I can see what you're saying about how naive the mark looks, but if someone were trying to fake it why make such a bad job, and really why would someone want to fake an old sofa for anyway. The freshness I believe is down to the position of it, its underneath the main stretcher and therefore would receive no wear, I,m probably as sceptical as you but, looking at it in the flesh it does stand out, the textile design is interesting and the styling very fresh. Anyway thank you for your input, it would be nice if other people could comment on it.
regards gary

Hi Robert
Totally agree, when I saw them I immediately thought HK, and bought them thinking that and looking to get them recovered etc. But when I saw the mark I obviousley (rightly or wrongly)assumed it was Robin Day. Yes I know Robin has been quoted as saying he hated the idea of the 'three piece suite' and it doesn't look like anything he's ever done, but I think that possible during the late forties he may have done commission work for clients, he may have worked with Keith who knows? thats what I need to find out.
regards Gary

Hi Gary - I think Robert is...
Hi Gary - I think Robert is probably right. However on the subject of Robin Day and commision work, I have a client who's Mother in law had some pieces personally designed for her by she thinks Robin Day (Her husband worked for Hille) so it is possible he designed outside of Hille for clients.

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He was certainly involved in the Utility initiative, and these are very reminiscent of its production, but then one would also expect to see a CC41 mark?

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I think they'd be great, and very desirable, recovered.
Could any of the original fabric be saved for cushions maybe ?