Lot 141
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EDWARD BARNSLEY
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EDWARD BARNSLEY

PAIR OF CABINETS, 1956-7

Details
EDWARD BARNSLEY
PAIR OF CABINETS, 1956-7
mahogany and holly, with tooled green leather with gilt design, the twin doors opening to reveal adjustable shelves
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide; 11 in. (27.9 cm.) deep (2)
Literature
Annette Carruthers, Edward Barnsley and His Workshop; Arts and Crafts in the Twentieth Century, Oxford, 1992, p. 158, pl. 76 (one cabinet is illustrated behind the beside cabinet).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The invoice for this lot is dated December 1957 and reads:
"Two Cabinets in Selected Cuban Mahogany, inlaid with Holly. One fitted with four cupboards and eight drawers. Both cabinets having the door panels (and the drawer fronts in one) of Morocco, tooled blind and gold by Peter Waters". The invoice is for £460.

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