Ernest Gimson, Pair of firedogs, 1905

Polished steel

h. 27 3/4 in. (70,5 cm) - d. 27 1/2 in. (70 cm)
Made by Alfred Bucknell in Sapperton, Gloucestershire, UK

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Provenance

Acquired by Arthur Mitchell, director of the Mitchells and Butlers Brewery in Birmingham, ca. 1920's, presumably upon moving to Glenfall House in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - Thence by descent in the Mitchell family after his death, 1965-2019.

Exhibitions

The second pair of steel firedogs was exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts, as part of the landmark exhibition 'Decorative Arts 1900 : Highlights from Private Collections in Detroit', from 7th November 1993 to 9th January 1994 (lent anonymously under number 10).

Literature

The Studio International, volume 53, February-May 1908, page 64 - Jeremy Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Decor : From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau, 1987, figure 562 - Peter Barnet and Mary Ann Wilkinson, Decorative Arts 1900 : Highlights from Private Collections in Detroit, 1993, page 11, n°10 - Annette Caruthers, Mary Greensted and Barley Roscoe, Ernest Gimson, Arts and Crafts Designer and Architect, London, 2019, page 272 plate 258.

Collection

Ernest Gimson

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