Mid-Century Modern Dining Table by Robert Heritage for Archie Shine

An extremely rare and mechanically brilliant flip flap or lotus rosewood table. The choice of grain in the Rosewood is nothing short of beautiful and exactly what you would expect fr...

An original and early Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Pirkka' dining Table made from ebonised beech and pine by Laukaan Puu in Finland. Designed in 1955, The 'Pirkka' series was produced betw...

Beautiful side or corner table by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for France & Son. The table consists of two table tops, the upper one is beautifully shaped and made of solid te...

A fine Victorian 19th Century Oak and ebonised hardwood Specimen top pedestal or tripod table. Beautifully proportioned, with fine and delicate turning on the pedestal and leg detail...

A beautiful hand blown Italian glass lamp with vibrant colors. The clear glass on the outer edges appear to reflect colors from its surroundings. Rewired with gold fabric vintage cor...

An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...

A magnificent vintage extending dining table. This was designed by Robert Heritage for Archie Shine, it was made in England in the 1960s. This is of lovely proportions, when closed ...

A superb vintage drum dining table by Robert Heritage for Archie Shine. This is called ‘The Bridgford’ dining table. it was made in England and dates from...

The dining table was designed in 1957 by Robert Heritage and manufactured by Archie Shine in the late 1950s. The table was part of the luxury Bridgeford furniture range, which was so...

A stunning vintage dining table and six chairs by Robert Heritage for Archie Shine. It was made in England, it dates from the 1960’...

A 1960s English teak with rosewood veneer dining table with extensions by Robert Heritage for Archie Shine. The table includes 2 extension...

Large river rosewood table with central foot and four drawers in the band. Robert Heritage design edited by Archie Shine in the 1960s. United Kingdom.