Design - 17th October 2017
Lot 392
A polished steel brush and coal tongs designed by Ernest Gimson
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A polished steel brush and coal tongs designed by Ernest Gimson, made by Alfred Bucknell, the brush with heart motif and chased geometric handle, the tongs with chased decoration, unsigned, 55cm. long, (2)
Provenance
Sidney Barnsley,
Edward Barnsley to Nic Antonini (Edward Barnsley's grandson).
Literature
Annette Carruthers and Mary Greensted Simplicity or Splendour, Cheltenham Museum & Collection, page 68 fig.145 catalogue number 70 for a comparable example of tongs illustrated.