Fine Arts & Crafts (including Martin Ware) - 21st June 2023
Lot 284
A Heal's oak dresser designed by Ambrose Heal, made as a wedding present for his son Anthony in
Estimate £3,500 - £4,500
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Description
A Heal's oak dresser designed by Ambrose Heal, made as a wedding present for his son Anthony in 1941, carved panel doors below drawers, below panelled, shelved top with turned wooden peg hooks, carved inscriptions, paper label to drawer,
136cm, wide
47cm deep
117cm high
Provenance
Sir Ambrose Heal, thence by descent
Literature
Oliver S Heal, Sir Ambrose Heal and the Heal Cabinet Factory 1897-1939, page 234 this cabinet illustrated. This and the en suite gate-leg table are the last domestic furniture designs by Ambrose Heal.