Design - 17th October 2017
Lot 390
A wrought iron fire trivet designed by Ernest Gimson
Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A wrought iron fire trivet designed by Ernest Gimson, probably made by Alfred Bucknell, circular on tripod foot, the circular top with scroll decoration, unsigned 37cm. high
Provenance
Sidney Barnsley, Beechanger (Sidney and Lucy Barnsley's house at Sapperton)
Edward Barnsley to Nic Antonini (Edward Barnsley's grandson).
Literature
Annette Carruthers Edward Barnsley and His Workshop - Arts and Crafts in the 20th Century, page 25 for an illustration of this trivet in the fireplace at Beechanger.