Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for the Guild of Handicraft, An Arts and Crafts writing desk

Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for the Guild of Handicraft

An Arts and Crafts writing desk, circa 1905

oak with fitted leather writing surface, the two drawers and cupboard with metal fittings

76cm high, 107cm wide, 54cm deep.

Literature:

Alan Crawford, C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, page 277, image 136, showing the desk being constructed at the Guild in Chipping Campden.

Provenance:

The Millinery Works, London, 1997.