Lot Essay
Frederick Poke was one of several distinguished collectors of English furniture advised by the furniture historian R. W. Symonds and his collection formed the basis of several articles by Symonds, published in The Connoisseur from 1939-1942 (C. Streeter & M. Barker, 'A Bibliography of Publications by Robert Wemyss Symonds', Furniture History, 1975, pp. 88-107).
Lot 110 in this sale was also in the Poke collection.
Lot 110 in this sale was also in the Poke collection.