Fine Arts and Crafts - 22nd June 2016
Lot 223
A rosewood wall mirror by Sidney Barnsley probably made for Kenton & Co
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £17500
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Description
A rosewood wall mirror by Sidney Barnsley probably made for Kenton & Co, the shaped rectangular frame applied with holly and ebony borders, inset with mother of pearl and abalone roundel panels and tesserae borders, 75 x 49cm.
Provenance
Sidney Barnsley
Edward Barnsley to Nic Antonini (Sidney's great grandson).
Literature
Mary Comino Gimson & The Barnsleys Wonderful Furniture of a Commonplace Kind, Evans, page 57 figure 30 for a comparable mirror by Sidney also thought to be made for Kenton & Co. this photograph is signed by Sidney Barnsley and dated 1903 to the reverse.