Arts and Crafts | Design - 22nd September 2026
Lot 68
Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for the Guild of Handicraft, An Arts and Crafts writing desk
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £762
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Description
Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for the Guild of Handicraft
An Arts and Crafts writing desk, circa 1905
oak with fitted leather writing surface, the two drawers and cupboard with metal fittings
76cm high, 107cm wide, 54cm deep.
Literature:
Alan Crawford, C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, page 277, image 136, showing the desk being constructed at the Guild in Chipping Campden.
Provenance:
The Millinery Works, London, 1997.