Lot Essay
Cf: Martha Dees, Gerald Summers and Makers of Simple Furniture, Journal of Design History, Vol.5, No.3, 1992, p.192 (the design illustrated)
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MODERNIST DINING SUITE
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GERALD SUMMERS; United Kingdom
MODERNIST DINING SUITE
designed 1935, manufactured by Makers of Simple Furniture, retailed by Heal's & Son, to include dining table, sideboard, and six dining chairs, birch plywood
32in. (81cm.) height; 48in. (122cm.) width; 18in. (46cm.) depth - the sideboard; 28in. (71cm.) height; 42in. (107cm.) width; 72in. (183cm.) length - the table; 26in. (66cm.) height - chairs
Sideboard drawer marked with ivorine disc Heal's & Son (8)
MODERNIST DINING SUITE
designed 1935, manufactured by Makers of Simple Furniture, retailed by Heal's & Son, to include dining table, sideboard, and six dining chairs, birch plywood
32in. (81cm.) height; 48in. (122cm.) width; 18in. (46cm.) depth - the sideboard; 28in. (71cm.) height; 42in. (107cm.) width; 72in. (183cm.) length - the table; 26in. (66cm.) height - chairs
Sideboard drawer marked with ivorine disc Heal's & Son (8)
Special notice
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