Art Deco Centre Table By Waring & Gillow

Super stylish ‘Modernist' Walnut and Glass adjustable table top mirror. Designed by Dick Russell for Gordon Russell Circa 1930 Richard (Dick) Russel...

Rare Cotswold School 2 tier walnut side table Ebony and holly raised chequered inlay decoration Single figured plank top Circa 1925 Height 64cm. Length 59 cm. Depth 42cm

A pair of English Art Nouveau side chairs In mahogany with inlaid stringing They have been re-upholstered in fabric by Watts of Westminster Designed by G M Ellwood...

Early Arts & Crafts Wishbone Cotswold School refectory dining table in oak 3 plank top Square through-tenon jointed legs with Wishbone stretcher Maker: Sidney Barnsley Designer: Ernest Gimson Pinbury Workshop 1898 Ernest Gimson was born in Leicester, in 1864. He was articled to the Leicester architect, Isaac Barradale, and worked at his offices on Grey Friars between 1881 and 1885. Aged 19, he attended a lecture on 'Art and Socialism' at the Leicester Secular Society given by the leader of the Arts and Crafts revival in Victorian England, William Morris, and, greatly inspired, talked with him until two in the morning, after the lecture. Two years later, aged 21, Gimson had both architectural experience and a first class result from classes at Leicester School of Art. He moved to London to gain wider experience, and William Morris wrote him letters of recommendation. The first architectural practice he approached was John Dando Sedding, where he was taken on, and stayed for two years. From Sedding, Gimson derived his interest in craft techniques, the stress on textures and surfaces, naturalistic detail of flowers, leaves and animals, always drawn from life, the close involvement of the architect in the simple processes of building and in the supervision of a team of craftsmen employed direct. Seddings offices were next door to the showrooms of Morris & Co., providing opportunity to see first hand the first flourishing of Arts and Crafts design. He met Ernest Barnsley...

Art Deco centre table A French Art Deco centre table having solid mahogany construction and stunning burr yew veneers. Produced in France in the 1920’s this ...

Art Deco central table, made in Bohemia in 1930´s. Very beautiful design of table legs. It's veneered by the burl walnut veneer. In very good Vi...

A superb quality early 19th Century English Rosewood library centre table. Stamped: GILLOWS LANCASTER and made in their unmistakeable style. Circa 1820.

This remarkable rosewood centre table attributed to legendary firm Gillows showcases masterful craftsmanship and stunningly rare hardstone specimens. The table's base is ornately crafted, complete with lion's paw feet, emphasizing the quality of the wood. The most impressive element of this beautiful piece of furniture, however, is the exquisite inlaid table top. Featuring eighteen semi-precious and hardstone specimens artfully arranged in alternating geometric shapes, rare stones like gem quality Lapis Lazuli, Egyptian porphyry and Siberian amethyst dazzle the eye. Other stones and specimens inlaid in square, circle and hexagon shapes include pyrite lapis lazuli, malachite, green aventurine, agate of amethyst, greek spartan porphyry, labradorite, fossilized wood, occhio di pavone, brèche verte d'égypte, sicilian jaspers, blood stone, spanish brocatelle, siena brocatelle, convent siena and nero antico. The sheer variety and superb quality of these features is an overwhelming visual delight and a triumph of craftsmanship. Hardstone pieces such as this were popular among the British aristocracy...