15th Oct, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
1227
Owlman: An Oak Dining Room Suite, comprising a refectory dining table, the rectangular three plank top, on two octagonal legs joined by a chamfered floor stretcher, with carved owl motif, 225cm by 87cm, 70.5cm high; a Set of Ten (8+2) Dining Chairs, carved top rail, spindle backs, upholstered seat, on two turned front legs joined by rails, each with carved owl motif, armchairs 98.5cm high chairs 97cm high; and a sideboard, the plain rectangular top above two cupboard doors enclosing three graduating drawers with turned handles, wrought iron latches, with carved owl motif, 183.5cm wide, 46.5cm deep, 81.5cm high (12)
Probably by Leon 'Owlman' Keogh who was based originally in Leicestershire and now retired.
Estimated at £1,800 - £2,500
Table - the stretcher has been moved causing and the three plank top has come loose at one end, heat marks and surface wear to the top, the dining chairs are loose framed, two of the decorative motifs on the top rails have damage, the seats have been re upholstered
Sideboard - the latches on the doors are replacements, dirty, expected wear from use
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Auction: 20th Century Design, 15th Oct, 2022
The 20th Century Design sales encompass furniture, studio pottery, ceramics, glass, metal, sculpture and furnishings from all the major design movements in the applied arts from 1860 to the present day: Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernist, Post-War Design and Contemporary Design. The sales also include the furniture and furnishings of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson and the Yorkshire Critter Carvers.
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