Ernest Gimson
Writing cabinet, 1903
Oak, burr elm veneer, macassar ebony inlay,
patinated brass handles, ebonized sledge feet.
Probably made by Peter Waals at the Daneway
House workshop in Gloucestershire, England
patinated brass handles, ebonized sledge feet.
Probably made by Peter Waals at the Daneway
House workshop in Gloucestershire, England
h. 48 7/8 in. (124,2 cm) - w. 32 1/4 in. (82 cm) - d. 17 1/2 in. (44,3 cm)
Unique piece
Further images
COLLECTION OF MARCHMONT HOUSE, BERWICKSHIRE, SCOTLAND
COLLECTION OF MARCHMONT HOUSE, BERWICKSHIRE, SCOTLAND
Provenance
Collection of Ernest Gimson, ca. 1903 By descent to Peter Gimson, 1940’s - Private British collection - H. Blairman and Sons, London, ca. 2000 - Private collection, Belgium, until 2017
Literature
Walter Shaw, ‘The British Home of Today, a Book of Modern Domestic Architecture and the Applied Arts’, 1904, page 187 - John Andrews, ‘Arts and Crafts Furniture’, London, 2005, page 99.