4th Mar, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
436
Robert Mouseman Thompson (1876-1955): An English Burr Oak Jar and Cover, by Fred Suffield, of cylindrical barrel form, the cover with carved mouse trademark, 17cm
By repute from the estate of Fred Suffield.
Fred Suffield worked at Robert Thompsons in the 1930's. He went on to work for the Pollard family (Bagby) in the 1960s and had his own trademarks of a Cat and later an Oak Leaf. He passed on in the 1970s.
Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Please see further images on-line. Some wax infills because of the knots. Knot out on edge of cover - easier to open.
Auction: 20th Century Design, 4th Mar, 2023
A rare stained glass window of St Margaret of Antioch by Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts luminary Sir Edward Burne-Jones leads the Spring 20th Century Design Sale with an estimate of £15,000-20,000 plus buyer’s premium. A further gem of the Arts and Crafts era on offer in the sale is a Silver and Enamel Cigarette Box by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr (estimate: £4,000-6,000). Omar Ramsden was one of the most acclaimed and successful silversmiths of the early 20th century and a key influence on both silversmithing and the Arts and Crafts movement.
The sale will also offer a bumper selection of fine and early pieces by Yorkshire Arts and Crafts furniture maker Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson from three good private collections; Marco-Pierre White's Rudloe Arms Hotel, Denton Hall near Ilkley and the Tanfield Collection. Also on offer in the sale is an unusual and playful Private Collection of Automata dating from 1970 to 2000.
Please note condition report requests for furniture will be provided once items are out of storage.
Viewing
Thursday 2 March 10am-4pm, Friday 3 March 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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