7th Oct, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Workshop of Robert Mouseman Thompson (Kilburn): An English Oak Prayer Desk, the sloping top above a panel with a carved Yorkshire rose, enclosing a shelf, on two supports and sledge feet joined by a floor stretcher, with carved mouse trademark, labelled IN MEMORY OF THOMAS WILLIAM FRANCIS SPARROW PRIEST DIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1959,
47cm wide, 32cm deep, 72.5cm high
Provenance: From St.Hilda's Priory, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £300
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
Viewing
Wednesday 4 October 4pm-7pm, Thursday 5 October - Friday 6 October 10am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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