Design - 15th October 2025

Lot 215

Robert Thompson of Kilburn (1876-1955)

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £12065

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Description

Robert Thompson of Kilburn (1876-1955)

A rare pair of Mouseman Elephant book ends

English Oak, modelled standing, on rectangular base

carved mouse signature

18.5cm wide, 17cm high (2).

Provenance:

Private collection.

Catalogue Notes:

The bookends were probably commissioned by John Weston Adamson in the 1930s whilst he was living at Oldstead Hall in Yorkshire as he had a keen interest in African wildlife.