ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON; REFECTORY TABLE

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ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON; REFECTORY TABLE

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ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON; REFECTORY TABLE
c.1937, oak carved mouse, partridge and loaf 119½in. (303.5cm.) long

Provenance

Commissioned by Sir Herbert Baker KCIE, RA, the Architect of Church House, London. The House was opened in 1937.

Special notice

VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

Lot Essay

The loaves carved on the table allude to the commissioner and the partridges to the Bishop of Portsmouth, Frank Partridge (1877-1941), who was instrumental in the establishment of Church House, and who was the Secretary between 1936 and 1941.

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