WRITING DESK

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GEORGE WALTON; United Kingdom
WRITING DESK
designed circa 1900, oak, central door with brass and leaded glass medallion, the pulls of horn and enamelled metal
49½in. (126cm.) height; 56½in. (143.5cm.) width; 24½in. (62.5cm.) depth
Ivorine label George Walton & Co. Ltd.; 150-152 Wellington Street Glasgow; Designers, Manufacturers and Decorators; also at London and York

Provenance

James Dick, Director of Walton & Co.

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Lot Essay

Cf: The Studio, Special Summer Number, Modern British Domestic Architecture and Decoration, 1901, p.205 (the design illustrated) See Also: Karen Moon, George Walton, Architect and Designer, Oxford, 1993, p.108, pl.143 (illustration of manufacturer's label, dated to c.1898-1901)

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