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E.W. PUGIN

Walnut Library Table with gilding and inlay designed for Charles and Ann Scarisbrick for Scarisbrick Hall, between 1852 and 1872. Shown with gilt candlesticks from the same commission with Ann Scarisbrick's Crest.

SOLD

THOMAS JECKYLL

Sunflower Fire Dogs, designed by him, made by Barnard, Bishop and Barnards of Norwich c1876. This pair are now in permanent collection of the Freer Museum, washington Dc, USA. Reinstated into James McNeill Whistler's "Peacock Room,"

SOLD

C.F.A.VOYSEY

Pair of Oak Spider Tables.

Designed in 1905 for Hollymount in Beaconsfield, Bucks. For C.T.Burke one now in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The other went to an important private collection.

SOLD

ARTHUR ROMNEY GREEN

Armchair and single chair from a set of twelve, designed for Mr Thomson c.1927. Part of a large dining room suite now in an important private collection.

SOLD

WILLIAM BURGES

A green decorated chair with gilded leaf design to back & stretcher and with rush seat. A similar illustrated in 'Truth, Beauty & Design' Adrian Tilbrook & Fischer Fine Art Ltd, also an upholstered version shown in a photograph of Burges' own bedroom at Tower House see J Cooper Victorian and Edwardian Furniture & Interiors. A similar chair with some minor variations was sold a few years ago at the ‘British Architect Designers' exhibition. c. 1860. 35” (89cm)   SOLD

GEORGE WALTON

Two pairs of oak side chairs with rushed seats and headrests as designed for the John Rowntree café, Scarborough. ‘George Walton Designer & Architect’ Karen Moon.c 1895. 

SOLD

JOSEF ZOTI

An Austrian Secession maple armchair with turned framework, rush seat and caned back made by Prag Rudniker. ‘The Chair’ Christies 1999. c. 1911. 

SOLD

HEAL & SON

A flame walnut veneered partner's desk with drawers to one side and cupboards to the other. c.1928.

30” (76cm) x 71.5” (182cm) x 36” (91.5cm)

   SOLD

EDWARD BARNSLEY

A pair of oak three-drawer free standing writing tables with double step paneling to the sides and backs. c 1932.

ERNEST GIMSON

A pair of walnut dining chairs designed made by Peter Waals. See illustration 201 'English Furniture' Maurice Tomlin. c 1910. 

SOLD

ERNEST GIMSON

Four oak rush seated "Gimson" ladder back chairs designed in 1900. 'Ernest Gimson and the Cotswold Group of Craftsmen. c 1915.

GORDON RUSSELL

An oak two-drawer 'Stow' writing table with octagonal legs, walnut dovetailed handles and cedar linings. c 1924.
SOLD - but another available.

GORDON RUSSELL

An elm one-drawer 'Stow' writing table with bog oak handles and cedar linings, designed in 1924 no. 138, labeled. c 1926.  

SOLD - another available in oak (SOLD)

GORDON RUSSELL

A set of eight ash ladder-back chairs with original rush seats designed 1924 and labeled Russell Workshop Ltd Broadway. c 1929.

RESERVED

GORDON RUSSELL

A set of 10 oak dining chairs with jointed H stretchers labeled Russell Workshops Ltd. c 1927.  

SOLD

STANLEY DAVIES - A pair of Cotswold School wheatsheaf-back chairs in oak with exposed tenons and splayed back legs made at Romney Green's workshops, signed & dated by cabinet makers c.1939.

SOLD

GORDON RUSSELL -an oak five-drawer writing desk designed by Professor R D Russell with round black walnut handles.  Illustrated in Gordon Russell's 1930s catalogue. c 1930.

SOLD

BETTY JOEL - a ripple sycamore free standing Art Deco drinks bar, labeled. c 1938. 

SOLD

39” (100) x 45” (115) x 22.5” (57)

LELEU style - a set of four mahogany French Art Deco chairs upholstered in 'Aubusson Tapis'. c 1930.

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