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WARDROBE, DRESSING TABLES/CHESTS & WASHSTANDS

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s5186 An oak Cotswold style wardrobe over three drawer chest, circa 1930. Retailer's "button" Restalls, Birmingham, 191cm (75in) high, 99cm (39in) wide, 56cm (22in) deep.

 

 

 

 

 

s4930 A Cotswold oak cupboard, coopered door on sledge feet, with exposed dovetail construction and raised panels to the back, attributed to Peter Waals, circa 1925. 185cm (73in) high, 98cm (38.5in) wide, 46cm (18in) deep.Sold

 

 

 

s4863 Simpson of Kendal: a rare and important oak compendium wardrobe comprising a six drawer chest of four long and two short drawers, below a leaded glazed cabinet surmounted by a shaped pediment, flanked by two hanging cupboards with inset panelled doors with shaped moulded carved frieze of leaf design, the side returns also having inset panels with shaped moulded carved frieze and the right hand side return enclosing a full length mirror, the handles being bronze patinated copper, the long handles stamped Rathbone 538L, the heart shaped drawer handles Rathbone 534A. Made for James and Beatrice Morton on their marriage in 1901. 198cm (78in) high, 230cm (90.5in) wide, 8.5cm (23in) deep. This piece is mentioned in the Simspsons of Kendal Craftsmen in Wood 1885-1952 and the records for the bedroom suite are in the Cumbrian Records Office. The suite was designed by Arthur although the metalwork is designed by C F A Voysey.  James Morton designed carpets for his family’s firm Morton & Co. and in particular set up the Dunemer carpet workshops in Ireland. Arthur’s second son Ronald went on to work as a designed for Morton. 

 

 

sroh2 An oak  Arts & Crafts ‘Blenheim/Yattendon/404’ three door wardrobe with dental cornice and mirrored central door flanked by two dowelled and panelled doors above two drawers all with hammered steel handles and the whole on six acorn feet, the interior consisting of three shelves above three drawers in the centre with matching dressing table and towel rail. Designed by Ambrose Heal for Heal & Son,

circa 1898. 

 

s4641  A Cotswold style finely figured English walnut compendium wardrobe consisting of two central doors above four graduated drawers flanked by two faceted panelled bow front wardrobes all with exposed dovetail and dowel construction and the drawers and doors cross banded in yew wood and ebony lined on a chamfered arched plinth, the handles and carved feet being in macassar ebony, labelled The Russell Workshops, designed by Gordon Russell, foreman Edgar Turner, 
cabinet maker P J Wade, dated 25th April 1929. 168cm (66ins) high, 178cm (70ins) wide and 61cm (24ins) deep.

 

s4642 A matching dressing table with arched central framed bevelled mirror flanked by two sets of faceted bow fronted drawers with exposed dovetail and dowel construction, the drawers crossbanded in yew and ebony lined and on a chamfered arched plinth, the handles and carved feet being in macassar ebony, labelled The Russell Workshops, designed by Gordon Russell, design no 350, foreman Edgar Turner, cabinet maker P J Wade, dated 16th June 1928. 135cm (53ins) high, 140cm (55ins) wide and 53.5cm (21ins) deep.

 

s4642a A Cotswold style finely figured English walnut stool for the above dressing table, with chamfered and shaped handles and exposed tenon to the fluted legs with ebony feet and crossbanded with a yew and ebony line, the base chamfered and arched and an upholstered seat cushion, labelled The Russell Workshops, Broadway, designed by Gordon Russell, foreman Edgar Turner, cabinet maker R G France, dated 19th April 1929. 36cm (14ins) high, 69cm (23.5ins) wide and 43cm (17ins) deep.

 

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