Lot 149
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AN OAK OCCASIONAL TABLE
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AN OAK OCCASIONAL TABLE

BY ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON, 1954

Details
AN OAK OCCASIONAL TABLE
BY ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON, 1954
The octagonal adzed top with carved heraldic device, dedication, and date 'Ampleforth, 18th June 1954', on waisted shaft and cruciform trestle feet
17¾ in. (45.5 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide
Provenance
Almost certainly commissioned for Ampleforth School, Yorkshire.
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Lot Essay

In 1919, Robert Thompson was commissioned by Father Paul Neville, headmaster of the Benedictine Abbey School at Ampleforth, to create a large memorial cross for the Catholic Cemetery. This proved to be the first in a series of commissions leading to the refurbishing of the whole school over the ensuing decades - and this table formed part of the Ampleforth commission.

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