Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 266
An interesting Aesthetic Movement red walnut writing desk the design attributed to Thomas Jeckyll
Estimate £500 - £800
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Description
An interesting Aesthetic Movement red walnut writing desk the design attributed to Thomas Jeckyll, rectangular section, two banks of graduated drawers, with a border of spindles and a foliate moulding, subtle flaring legs on castors, with brass furniture, 131 x 68cm, 76cm. high
Literature
Susan Soros Thomas Jeckyll Architect and Designer 1827-1881, DGC/Yale, page 188 figure 5-51 for a comparable desk in walnut for 1 Holland Park.
Catalogue notes
There are several examples of furniture designed by Jeckyll to be made in walnut, comparable to this example, the most important being for 1 Holland Park, London for Alexander Ionides in 1875.