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593	FINN JUHL: A ROSEWOOD WALL UNIT, the rectangular back supporting three adjustable shelves and an open shelf, on metal brackets, 85" high, 33.5" wide. See illustration Estimate: 500-800	Nil	400
594	A PAIR OF OMK T1 CHROME TUBULAR STEEL LOUNGE CHAIRS with slung leather upholstery, 27" high (2) £50-100 Purchased by the vendor from the Conran Shop in the 1960's Estimate: 50-100	Nil	140
595	A DANISH TEAK AND LEATHER LOUNGE CHAIR AND FOOTSTOOL, the wooden frame with slung black leather seat, the chair, 34" high. See illustration Estimate: 300-500	Nil	650
596	A 1960'S FRENCH MODERNIST TWIN PEDESTAL WRITING DESK, the rectangular top with rounded corners on twin pedestals with four and three graduated drawers with flush fitting handles, 84" wide Estimate: 200-400	Nil
597	A 1960'S FRENCH COCKTAIL CABINET, the rectangular top above an open shelf and a revolving flush fitting door fitted with bottle divisions and shelf, on short tapering legs, 28" wide Estimate: 100-200	Nil	90
598	A 1970'S GLASS FIBRE AND LEATHER UPHOLSTERED THREE PART SOFA, each chair with brown stitched leather back and seat in a cream glass fibre shell, 93" wide Estimate: 200-400	Nil	220
599	A PAIR OF CHROMED STEEL AND UPHOLSTERED LOW CHAIRS, with upholstered backs and cantilevered seats on a shaped frame, 27" high Estimate: 200-400	Nil
600	GEORGE JACK: A MORRIS & CO SAVILLE ARMCHAIR, the shaped back and seat upholstered in original Morris & Co fabric, with scrolling outswept arms and shaped legs. See illustration The Saville chair, which was almost certainly designed by George Jack, is an example of the firms later production where Mahogany predominates and a late Victorian sophistication replaces the earlier medieval revival pieces. Jack was assistant to Philip Webb, the firms chief furniture designer, and took over from him on his retirement in 1890. This is a rare example of this fine chair in that it appears to retain its original Morris and Co upholstery. Estimate: 500-800	Nil	480
601	PHILIP WEBB FOR MORRIS & CO: AN OAK CENTRE TABLE, with a rectangular top above a stepped moulded border on turned splayed legs with cross stretchers and a moulded stretcher with four turned uprights on plinth bases with castors, 29" high x 71" wide. See illustration Philip Webb (1831-1915) was chief furniture designer for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co, and Morris and Co. A life long friend and colleague of William Morris's the two met as young men in the Oxford office of George Street's architectural practice. It was on the strength of Morris commissioning Webb to design a home for himself and his new wife that Webb set up his own practice. The house was the Arts and Crafts masterpiece the Red House, and Webb became a highly successful architect and Morris went on to establish the leading art furnishers of the time. This table relates to a design first produced during the early years of the business when furniture on this scale will have been made to fulfil a specific commission or architectural interior. This table shows Webb's interest in medieval furniture, his furniture designs demonstrate a solidity and architectural presence with features drawn from his knowledge of early furniture from around the world. An example of the design can be seen in the long drawing room at Kelmscott House where Morris lived from 1878. See William Morris, His Life, Work and Friends by Philip Henderson. A further larger variant example, 96 3/4in long, was sold at auction in London in May 2000. An example of this table is illustrated on p159 of 'William Morris' the catalogue edited by L.Parry to accompany the Victoria and Albert museums 1996 exhibition 'Willliam Morris 1834-1896'. In this publication it is described as being designed by Philip Webb. However this table is also recorded as a 'Joiners Table' by George Jack who may have reintroduced the design at some point after Webb's retirement in 1890, if this is the case it might best be seen as a collaboration between the two designers. Estimate: 5000-10000	Nil	5500
602	SIDNEY BARNSLEY: A STAINED OAK KNEELING RAIL, with a rectangular top supported on four hexagonal uprights with through tennoned crossrails, above an open rail of five panels with chamfered edges, on sledge type feet with shaped toe, 34.5" high, 60" wide. See illustration (FP) This rail is believed to be a prototype for the kneeling rails that were use in St Andrews Chapel in Westminster Cathedral. The Roman Catholic cathedral at Westminster was consecrated in 1910, and with numerous carvings by Eric Gill, mosaics by George Jack and work by many other leading designers of the time, the cathedral is one of the most spectacular buildings of the period. The chapel of St Andrew was designed by the leading Arts and Crafts architect Robert Weir Schultz who had been put forward for the commission by the Marquess of Bute. The Bute family had a well recorded love of the progressive arts, and it is not surprising that they were involved with the building of the new Cathedral. The choir stalls and clergy seats in the chapel were designed by Ernest Gimson and Weir Schultz, and like the kneeling rails, they were made in ebony inlaid in bone. A prototype for one of the clergy seats from the chapel is now in the collection at Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery, having previously been in the collection of Weir Schultz (CAGM 1941.225.121). It is likely that this prototype was produced both to assess the design and as an aid to costing. The current lot may well be the prototype for the kneeling rails in the chapel. The examples in use are made of ebony and bone, and this might well explain why the cheaper alternative of stained oak was used for the working model. A drawing of this item by Sidney Barnsley is in the Cheltenham Museum collection, 1972.186:1. the design dated to c1923. Estimate: 1500-2500	Nil	1500
610	ERNEST W GIMSON: A PAIR OF RUSH SEATED ARMCHAIRS, the backs with bobbin turned rails above flat topped arms, rush seats and turned legs and stretchers, 48" high (2) See illustration. Estimate: 1000-2000	Nil	1100
611	ERNEST W GIMSON: A SET OF FIVE LADDERBACK RUSH SEATED CHAIRS, each with five graduated arched ladders above rush seats and turned legs and stretchers, comprising four standard and a single armchair. See illustration Estimate: 1500-2000	Nil	1900
612	ERNEST W GIMSON: AN OAK CHEST OF DRAWERS, the bowfronted top above two short and three long graduated drawers with hammered handles and chip carved drawer dividers, the carcass with exposed dovetail joints to each corner, and with a panelled back, on an open plinth base with similarly exposed jointing and central dished roundel, 38.5" high x 36" wide. See illustration Estimate: 3000-5000	Nil	10000
613	ERNEST W GIMSON: AN OAK CHEST OF DRAWERS, the bowfronted top above two short and three long graduated drawers with hammered handles and chip carved drawer dividers, the carcass with exposed dovetail joints to each corner, and with a panelled back, on an open plinth base with similarly exposed jointing and central dished roundel, 38.5" high x 36" wide. See illustration Estimate: 3000-5000	Nil	7500
614	ERNEST W GIMSON: A WALNUT TWO DRAWER SIDE TABLE, the rectangular top with a moulded border above two short drawers with hammered ring handles, on square legs with "H"-form stretcher, 30.5" high x 40" wide. See illustration Estimate: 2000-4000	Nil	4200
615	ERNEST W GIMSON: AN OAK TWO DRAWER SIDE TABLE, the rectangular top above two short drawers, on square legs with "H" section stretcher, 41" wide. See illustration Estimate: 200-400	Nil	1000
616	ERNEST W GIMSON: AN OAK FRAMED DRESSING TABLE MIRROR, the rectangular plate within a chip carved surround, on a platform base, 18.5" high x 15". See illustration Estimate: 200-400	Nil	1200
617	ERNEST W GIMSON: AN OAK TOWEL RAIL, with two turned and tapering cross rails on rectangular tapering uprights with splayed bases, 28.5" wide. See illustration Estimate: 100-200	Nil	460
618	ERNEST W GIMSON: A CIRCULAR TOPPED MACCASSAR EBONY TABLE, the top with a border of chequered stringing on square tapering legs, 28.5" high x 36" wide. See illustration Estimate: 2000-4000	Nil	2000
619	ERNEST W GIMSON: A PAIR OF MACCASSAR EBONY AND INLAID LIBRARY CHAIRS, the shaped backs with cross rails with chequered stringing above drop-in seats on square tapering legs with "H"-form stretchers (2). See illustration Estimate: 2000-4000	Nil	6400
620	ERNEST W GIMSON: A MACASSAR EBONY LIBRARY TABLE, the rectangular top with an edge with two lines of chequered banding of satinwood and walnut, above four short drawer with silvered ring handles, on four pairs of two square tapering legs with conforming stretchers, all with through tennon joints, 30" high x 72" wide. See illustration (FP) The original design for this table, is in the collection of Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery (1941.222 377). The drawing is titled 'A library table in Macassar Ebony', and is signed Ernest W.Gimson, Daneway House April 13. 1904. Estimate: 8000-15000	Nil	31000
621	ERNEST W GIMSON: A MACASSAR EBONY STATIONERY BOX inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone shell, the rising lid set with three central "blister" pearls, in a surround of chequered inlay, the front decorated with flowers amongst animals, the sides and back similarly decorated, on a spreading base, 7" high x 12" wide. See illustration (FP) A number of designs for this and the associated stationery box exist in the Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery collection. A drawing signed by Ernest Gimson and dated August 23rd 1904 is illustrated in 'Originality and Initiative, The Arts and Crafts archives at Cheltanham' by Greenstead and Wilson, fig 92. Estimate: 5000-10000	Nil	31000
622	No Lot	Nil