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WARDROBE, DRESSING TABLES/CHESTS & WASHSTANDS

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s4863 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. 
   

 

s4922 A limed oak single  wardrobe with panelled door, through tenon construction and on an ebonised plinth, circa 1935, stamped to the back 260-8, X39-4, 3. 169cms(66.5in) high, 61cm (24in) wide, 45cm (17.75in) deep. See The Simpsons of Kendal, Craftsmen in Wood, 1885-1952, Fig 16 for similar, Red Rose Guild Exhibition, Manchester , 1935.

 

 

S5500 A Heals mahogany fitted linen press on stand, circa 1910, illustrated Heals catalogue. 62in (155cm) high, 37.5 (95cm) wide & 18.5 (47cm) deep.

 

S4993 A Heals oak single wardrobe labeled, circa 1930. 62in (1575cm) high,, 24in (61cm) wide & 19,5 (49,5cm) deep,

 

 

S4906 An unusually small and fine gentleman's oak press by Ambrose Heal with fine steel handles and heart-shaped escutcheons and shaped fielded-panel doors, labelled Heals, attributed makers C R Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft, circa 1898. 72 ins (183 cm) high, 39 ins (99 cm) wide, 19.5 ins (49 cm) deep.

 

 

 

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. 

 

 

s4570 An oak Arts & Crafts one drawer washstand with white marble top and back, integral towel rails to each side and brass handles to the drawer, stamped 460, Designed by Ambrose Heal for Heal & Son, circa 1904. 

Illustrated ‘Simple Bedroom Furniture’.

 

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srrs5 A walnut Glasgow Style wardrobe & dressing table inlaid with mother-of-pearl, abalone and various woods using Glasgow rose motifs designed by W. Cowie and made by Shapland & Petter, circa 1900, wardrobe 

height 85in (216cm) width 81in (206cm) depth 26.25in 67cm); 

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dressing table Height 60.5in (154cm) width 48in (122cm) depth 22in (56cm)

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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