Robert Thompson of Kilburn (1876-1955)

Robert Thompson of Kilburn (1876-1955)

A rare pair of Mouseman Elephant book ends

English Oak, modelled standing, on rectangular base

carved mouse signature

18.5cm wide, 17cm high (2).

Provenance:

Private collection.

Catalogue Notes:

The bookends were probably commissioned by John Weston Adamson in the 1930s whilst he was living at Oldstead Hall in Yorkshire as he had a keen interest in African wildlife.