4th Mar, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
491
Robert Mouseman Thompson (1876-1955): An English Oak Fender, of plain rectangular form, with carved mouse trademark, internal 136.5cm by 40cm, external 159cm by 52cm
Sold for £320
Estimated at £300 - £400
The right-hand side is not attached to the fender as it has been cut down. Noticeable marks and wear throughout from heavy use. The left-hand side has been cut and glued to augment the size.
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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