15th Oct, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
1230
Sidney (Sid) Pollard (1914-1994) of Thirsk: An Oak Panelled Blanket Chest, the panelled rectangular top with brass hinges, on four octagonal feet, unmarked, 107cm by 39cm, 56cm high
Sidney Pollard did not use a carved "critter", instead his work is unmarked. He was a Thompson apprentice in the 1950's. Then worked from Bagby, Thirsk.
Sold for £650
Estimated at £400 - £600
Ring marks to the top. Water/splash marks to the top. Grain split to the back and a side panel. Movement in joints. Sapwood to the base with woodworm holes.
Wear consistant with age and use.
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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Thursday 13 October 10am-4pm, Friday 14 October 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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