BY EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987), CIRCA 1920s

Details

AN ENGLISH OAK CONVERTIBLE SETTLE TABLE
BY EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987), CIRCA 1920s
30 in. (78 cm.) high; 66 in. (168 cm.) wide; 29 in. (75.7 cm.) deep, closed

Provenance

A gift from Edward Barnsley to Miles Tomalin Esq. (1903-1983), and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 2 May 2001, lot 94.
with The Fine Art Society, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 3 May 2012, lot 36.

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Lot Essay

Miles Tomalin, poet and documentary scriptwriter, met Edward Barnsley during the 1920s when he moved to Hampshire. He lived with his wife in a cottage attached to Barnsley's property. This convertible table/settle is listed in the client register and job books at the Barnsley workshop. It was a gift to Tomalin.

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