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THE MILLINERY WORKS GALLERY
AMBROSE HEAL AND THE
ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
A special selling event at the Tottenham Court Road store to celebrate
the unique contribution
of Sir Ambrose Heal to the Arts & Crafts Movement Saturday 26 February
through to June 2005
Bringing Ambrose Home
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"have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
William Morris
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"Heal was instrumental in passing the Morris legacy on into Twentieth century manufactured design"
Jeremy Cooper Victorian & Edwardian Interiors
Item 1.
A mahogany 'Fine Feathers/Ruskin' wardrobe comprising a central
section with cupboard above seven drawers flanked by two hanging cupboards and
decorated with pewter and harewood inlay, with motto "Fine Feathers Make
Fine Birds" circa 1897.
Illustrated top of page
An en suite mahogany 'Fine Feathers' three drawer dressing table, with
pewter handles below swing mirror, pewter and harewood peacocks inlaid into
uprights and chamfered columns supporting silver plated candle holders, with
motto "If This Be Vanity, Who’d Be Wise?" circa 1897 Illustrated above
A en suite ‘Fine Feathers’ mahogany rush-seated bedside
chair with heart cut-out motif, circa 1897. Illustrated above
All designed by Ambrose Heal and made by Heals & Son.
All Illustrated‘ A Note on Simplicity of Design in
furniture for Bedrooms’ by Gleeson White.
'Simplicity has been said to be the final refuge of the complex. Nor is the
statement really a paradox. To be simple in decoration is always to be good in
taste, and as a rule, to fulfill the intended purpose more satisfactorily'
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- Gleeson White - A note
on Simplicity of Design in Furniture for Bedrooms with special reference to some
recently produced by Messrs. Heals & Sons. 1897
Item 2
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A fine and rare oak Arts & Crafts 'Mansfield' hanging panelled
wardrobe with exposed pegged construction and brass drop handles. Designed by Ambrose Heal and made by Heals & Son.Circa 1897 See
drawing above sold
Item 3
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A seven oak drawers chest of drawers with
exposed pegged construction and brass drop handles. Circa 1897. Designed by Ambrose Heal and made by Heals & Son.
Illustrated
above.
Item 4
A fine oak dressing table mirror with shaped and
stepped moulding. Designed by Ambrose Heal and made by Heals & Son.
Illustrated Simple Bedroom Furniture Circa 1900
Item 5.
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An oak Arts & Crafts ‘Settle chair’ with original fabric to the back and
sides and inside arm rests, circa 1899. Designed by Ambrose Heal and made by
Heal & Son. Illustrated above
Illustrated Simple Bedroom Furniture 1900.
Item 6.
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An oak 'Letchworth' dining table with column legs on
sleigh stretcher, circa 1904. Designed by Ambrose Heal and made by Heal & Son
for Harry Troup show-house in Letchworth New Town. Illustrated above sold
Item 7.
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A fine pair of oak 'Letchworth' dining chairs with ladder
backs and rush seating, circa 1904. Illustrated in A Booklet to Commemorate the
Life of Sir Ambrose Heal with foreword by John Gloag. Illustrated above
Item 8
A set of six oak 'Letchworth' dining chairs with ladder
backs and rush seating, circa 1904. Illustrated in A Booklet to Commemorate the
Life of Sir Ambrose Heal with foreword by John Gloag.
Item 9
An oak 'Letchworth' sideboard with two drawers above two
doors circa 1904 Designed by Ambrose Heal and made by Heal & Son for Harry Troup
show-house in Letchworth New Town. Illustrated in A Booklet to Commemorate the
Life of Sir Ambrose Heal with foreword by John Gloag. Similar illustrated below.
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For further information email art@millineryworks.co.uk or
call 020 7359 2019
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