Design - 17th October 2017
Lot 454
A G.W.Evans ebonised wood cabinet designed by Robert Heritage
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A G.W.Evans ebonised wood cabinet designed by Robert Heritage, model no.D.5542, designed 1954, the rectangular cabinet with sliding doors, the doors printed with architectural vignette designed by Dorothy Heritage, one side fitted with drawers, on turned ebonised legs with metal feet, and additional cabinet storage unit, unsigned, 70cm. high, 92cm wide, 35.5cm. deep. (2)
Literature
Lesley Jackson Modern British Furniture Design Since 1945, V&A Books, page 69 catalogue number 73 for a variation of this design illustrated.
Catalogue notes
These Storage units were available in a number of variations sold separately with or without legs, and doors are available either plain or decorated.... Units without legs and two printed doors, £18 0 0, or one printed and one plain £16 10 0, or two plain doors, £15 0 0, with ebonized legs extra £3 10 0.