Arts and Crafts - 20th June 2018

Lot 217

An oak "Holland" display cabinet after a design by George Walton

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350

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Description

An oak "Holland" display cabinet after a design by George Walton, on slender, tapering square section legs, the glazed twin doors with gilt metal fittings, glazed side panels and overhanging mantel, shaped internal shelf, 122cm. high, 91cm wide, 39cm deep. Literature The Studio Yearbook, 1907 for an illustration of the original Holland cabinet. Karen Moon George Walton Designer & Architect, White Cockade, page 138 plate 181 for the Holland cabinet illustrated with two of Walton's candlesticks, flanked by a pair of Brussels chairs in the Walton's drawing room at 26 Emperor's Gate, London. Lyon & Turnbull Scottish Design from 1860, 15th June 2011, lot 28 for a comparable, larger example.