An oak dresser designed by <I>Sidney Barnsley</I>, the shaped superstructure with open grid-work back, supporting two open shelves, the shaped rectangular top with pie-crust decoration above two long drawers and two pairs of cupboard doors with latch handles, on shaped bracket feet | Christie's

Sale 4844

British Decorative Arts & Art Deco

London

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9 October 1992

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Lot 240

An oak dresser designed by Sidney Barnsley, the shaped superstructure with open grid-work back, supporting two open shelves, the shaped rectangular top with pie-crust decoration above two long drawers and two pairs of cupboard doors with latch handles, on shaped bracket feet

Price realised

GBP 9,900

Estimate

GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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An oak dresser designed by Sidney Barnsley, the shaped superstructure with open grid-work back, supporting two open shelves, the shaped rectangular top with pie-crust decoration above two long drawers and two pairs of cupboard doors with latch handles, on shaped bracket feet
175cm. high; 140.8cm. wide; 53cm. deep

Provenance

Mary Jewson, elder daughter of Ernest Barnsley; thence by decent
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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that this piece was a wedding present for Mary Jewson and until recently remained in her marital home at Sapperton, Gloucestershire
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