Lot 132
132
'Comma', A Thuyawood and Bronze Desk
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'Comma', A Thuyawood and Bronze Desk

DESIGNED BY JOHN MAKEPEACE, EXECUTED BY GLENN HINTON, 1988

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'Comma', A Thuyawood and Bronze Desk
Designed by John Makepeace, executed by Glenn Hinton, 1988
The surface comprised of three shaped interlocking burr-thuyawood sections, curving cast bronze legs
28in. (71.2cm.) high; 89½in. (227.3cm.) maximum width; 32½in. (82.6cm.) approximate depth
Marked and dated Designed By John Makepeace and made in his Workshop by Glenn Hinton 1988. (on the underside)
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Lot Essay

Cf: Jeremy Myerson, Makepeace. A Spirit of Adventure in Craft and Design, London, 1995, pp. 35-6, 113 for similar examples

The surface of this desk is made from a single tree root similarly to the pair of chairs sold in these rooms 9th November 2000, Lot 84.The patternistic arrangement of the three sections around the bronze legs is typical of John Makepeace's work.

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