Arthur W Simpson (The Handicrafts, Kendal) Arthur W. Simpson Arts Crafts Sewingwork Cabinet

Name: Arthur W Simpson (The Handicrafts, Kendal) Arthur W. Simpson Arts Craf
Brand: Arts & Crafts Furniture
SKU: SKU0019902
Price: 295 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

SKU0019902

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Features

A arthur w. simpson arts crafts sewingwork cabinet by arthur w simpson (the handicrafts, kendal)

Comment

A very attractive and useful items, handmade to the high standard you would expect of a Simpson piece

Size

Approximate dimensions:

height 58 cm (1 foot 10 and three quarters inches)
width 34 cm (1 foot 1 and a half inches)
depth 24 cm (9 and a half inches)

If you need a very exact dimension, or one we haven't included, feel free to contact us and we will measure it for you

Identification

Handicrafts labels to one shelf and illustrated in Fig 116 of Davidson

About Arthur W. Simpson

Arthur W. Simpson (The Handicrafts, Kendal): Arthur W. Simpson and his Kendal based furniture making company 'The Handicrafts' was a renowned arts and crafts maker associated with very high quality hand crafted furniture, who worked with by members of the Artworker's Guild, such as Voysey and Baillie-Scott. Today, items of Simpson furniture are hard to find and avidly collected. Materials, workmanship and design are always of the highest quality

About Mahogany

Mahogany: Mahogany has traditionally ranked among the finest cabinet woods and is exceptionally stable and clear with a natural luster

About Arts & Crafts Lakes School

The Arts & Crafts Lakes School was a development of the Arts and Craft Cotswold School. The most significant designers and makers were Arthur Simpson, in Kendal, Stanley Webb Davies at Windermere and the Keswick School of Industrial Arts. Peter Hall of Staveley still produces furniture in this tradition. The Lakes School maintained the ideals with its simple lines, attention to the finest of details, the use of beautiful locally materials and the focus traditional tools and techniques. In fact Stanley Webb Davies' workshop didn't use any power tools at all, even to cut logs from timber!The dominant material was English Oak and typical decorative details often include exposed joints and subtle carved details

Condition

In overall excellent condition, a few minor marks and scratches, slight joint separation and light damage and repair to one shelf. If you wish to have further specific photographs or talk to us for a more detailed condition report then please do not hesitate to contact us

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