Lot Essay
The present lot warrants comparison with an octagonal oak center table recorded in the interior of E.P. Jones’ house, and published in the Guild of Handicrafts catalogue of 1905/06.
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A GAMES TABLE WITH FLIP TOP, CIRCA 1900
Details
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942)
A GAMES TABLE WITH FLIP TOP, CIRCA 1900
for the Guild of Handicraft Ltd., oak, gilt wood
28 ½ in. (72.3 cm.) high, 36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep
the inside drawer impressed 1385 and 1602 and twice with THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd./ESSEX HOUSE/BOW.E.
A GAMES TABLE WITH FLIP TOP, CIRCA 1900
for the Guild of Handicraft Ltd., oak, gilt wood
28 ½ in. (72.3 cm.) high, 36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep
the inside drawer impressed 1385 and 1602 and twice with THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd./ESSEX HOUSE/BOW.E.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 May 1986, lot 135.
Literature
J. Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, London, 1987, p. 532, pl. 528-531 for line drawing of this design.
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