20th May, 2025 10:00
Modern Art & Design | Ready Token House: A Contemporary Cotswold Interior
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Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) A writing cabinet on stand
Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) A writing cabinet on stand, circa 1910, walnut veneer on Cuban mahogany, the quarter veneered drop front, sides and top inlaid herringbone banding and carnation motifs, the interior fitted an arrangement of sixteen drawers with crescent shaped handles around a central recess with pigeonholes, the stand with pull-out supports with drop handles and central drawer with octagonal ring handles, 121cm high, 81cm wide, 43cm deep
Provenance:Provenance: Bonham's, 10th June 2009, Lot 17
Footnote:Exterior handles possibly by Alfred Bucknell, interior handles by John Paul Cooper
Literature: see Mary Greensted 'Gimson and the Barnsleys', p.125 fig.95 and Annette Caruthers and Mary Greensted Good Citizen's Furniture', p. 20 fig. 16 for very similar cabinets designed by Gimson
Sold for £5,000
Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) A writing cabinet on stand, circa 1910, walnut veneer on Cuban mahogany, the quarter veneered drop front, sides and top inlaid herringbone banding and carnation motifs, the interior fitted an arrangement of sixteen drawers with crescent shaped handles around a central recess with pigeonholes, the stand with pull-out supports with drop handles and central drawer with octagonal ring handles, 121cm high, 81cm wide, 43cm deep
Provenance: Bonham's, 10th June 2009, Lot 17
Exterior handles possibly by Alfred Bucknell, interior handles by John Paul Cooper
Literature: see Mary Greensted 'Gimson and the Barnsleys', p.125 fig.95 and Annette Caruthers and Mary Greensted Good Citizen's Furniture', p. 20 fig. 16 for very similar cabinets designed by Gimson
All over good condition with minor scratches and scuffs. A little dark stain to centre. We have no reason to doubt the fact that this is a Gimson piece. Later glass overlay top. Fitted drawers don't always run smoothly. Fall front with very slight warp
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Auction: Modern Art & Design | Ready Token House: A Contemporary Cotswold Interior, 20th May, 2025
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