7th Oct, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Robert Mouseman Thompson (1876-1955): An English Oak Panelled Dressing Chest, circa 1930s, with a rectangular mirror, above three graduating drawers, with turned knob handles, on four block feet, with recessed carved mouse trademark,
73.5cm wide, 44cm deep by 124cm high
Provenance: St Joseph's Convent, Haunton, Staffordshire. Robert Thompson received the contract to furnish the Convent, from 1929-32 each nun's cell was furnished with a single door wardrobe, dressing chest, stool and bedstead.
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: 20th Century Design, 7th Oct, 2023
The 20th Century Design Sale will see over 300 lots come under the hammer, with a strong, rounded offering across the spectrum of 20th Century Design. There will be over 100 lots alone of furniture and furnishings made by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson and his workshop, led by a good private collection which includes fine pieces from the 1930s. A Private Collection from Manchester of ceramics by Pilkington Tile and Pottery Company, comprising 43 lots, will offer a good range of Royal Lancastrian wares and a host of rare tiles, and there will also be a good range of Art Deco and Arts and Crafts lots including a very finely made pair of Brass and Steel Wall Sconces with acorn and oak leaf design, made by Arts and Crafts master Ernest Gimson
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Wednesday 4 October 4pm-7pm, Thursday 5 October - Friday 6 October 10am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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