Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session Two
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 170 700
About this Item
Kilburn, England
A pair of Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson of Kilburn oak armchairs, 1928
each with curved top-rail carved with a pair of cats' heads, outcurved arm supports, the back supports carved with a shield, the initials and date 'CLR 1928', open-work panel side supports, cow hide seat, faceted octagonal supports carved with a mouse, conforming legs joined by an X-shaped stretcher, on bun feet, carved with signature mouse
(2)
Notes
Commissioned for Charles Rycroft in 1928
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