A teak kneehole desk
A teak kneehole desk

DESIGNED BY PETER WAALS, CIRCA 1925, THE METALWORK BY ALFRED BUCKNELL

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A teak kneehole desk
Designed by Peter Waals, circa 1925, the metalwork by Alfred Bucknell
Shallow central drawer, flanked by three drawers on either side, twin looped drop handles with incised decoration
32in. (81.5cm.) high; 51in. (131.5cm.) wide; 23in. (59.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Cf: Annette Carruthers, Ernest Gimson and the Cotswold Group of Craftsmen, Leicestershire Museums, 1978, pp. 72-73 (The metalwork of Alfred Bucknell), and Cat. No. F 33, p. 45 (Example of brass loop handles illustrated)
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