Design - Day Two - 17th October 2024
Lot 452
A set of polished wrought iron fire tools on a stand designed by Ernest Gimson, possibly made by
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A set of polished wrought iron fire tools on a stand designed by Ernest Gimson, possibly made by Alfred Bucknell comprising fire shovel, tongs and poker on stand, unsigned 80cm. high
Provenance
Arts and Crafts, Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers, 1st June 2006 lot 795.
Private collection.
Literature
Arts & Crafts Metalware Blackwell House 2003 page 53 catalogue no.52 for a comparable example illustrated
Annette Carruthers, Mary Greensted and Barley Roscoe, Ernest Gimson, Arts and Crafts Designer and Architect, Yale, page 95 catalogue number 84 for an original photograph (circa 1905-1910) with this design of fire tools illustrated.