BETTY JOEL

from ARTS & CRAFTS to MODERNISM.

22. A cherry mahogany dressing chest of exposed dowel construction standing on fluted feet with six graduated drawers having stepped carved handles and moulded corners. The hinged top reveals an adjustable mirror. The label reads: ‘Token Hand Made Furniture designed by: Betty Joel, made by: W. Perkins at Token Works 1933. Portsmouth’. 122cm (48in) high, 69cm (27in) wide, 51cm (20in) deep.

23. A teak bedside cabinet on fluted legs with open shelf above two panelled doors and inset plate glass top. The label reads: ‘Designed by Betty Joel and made by W R Hamilton 1929’. 60cm (23.5in) high, 48cm (19in) wide, 30.5cm deep. (12in)high.

24.A set of four mahogany armchairs with exposed dowelled construction upholstered to the back and seat in white linen, designed by Betty Joel for Token Handmade Furniture, circa 1936. 83cm (32.5in) high. Illustrated 103 ‘The Adventure of British Furniture’ David Joel.

25. A hand woven wool carpet with tartan inspired linear design in shades of red, ice blue and sea green against a neutral ground, circa 1935. 221cm (87in) long, 135cm (53in) wide. A Betty Joel monogrammed carpet of the same design was illustrated in Ray Foulk’s exhibition ‘Betty Joel, Celtic Spirit from the Orient’ 1997.

26. A circular mirror mounted on Queensland silky oak edged backing board designed by Betty Joel for Token Hand Made Furniture, circa 1935. 97cm (38in) diameter.