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EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN & WILLIAM WATT ANTiQUE VICTORIAN PARLOUR GOLF GAMES TABLE
$6,706.08
£4,950
€5,786.09
CA$9,255.39
A$10,368.09
CHF 5,392.69
MX$126,469.27
NOK 68,656.16
SEK 64,737.87
DKK 43,185.81
About the Item
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super rare and highly collectable 1870 Parlour Golf table made by a collaboration between the great Edward William Godwin & William Watt which is tamped to the base WW
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
This is our Editors choice piece, it is the only one I have ever personally seen of this type, as such it deserves special recognition
This is a very decorative and well made table, it comes with the original club, balls and removable flag, this piece is full of Victorian whimsey, as soon as I saw it I new it need adding to our collection
After some research, I have found that the maker's stamp WW refers to William Watt, a cabinetmaker who worked with architect E.W. Godwin in the late 19th century, specifically around 1870. Their collaboration is documented on pieces like a mahogany bow-back chair. William Watt's workshop was involved in the production of furniture designed by Godwin, I will include a brief biography below
In terms of the condition there will be age related patina marks here and there, to be honest its exquisite and has the period finish, what more could you ask for!
Dimensions
Height:- 62cm
Width:- 43cm
Depth:- 43cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask.
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Designers & Makers E.W. Godwin British 1833 - 1886
Over a period of twenty-five years Edward William Godwin is thought to have produced around four hundred eclectic designs, many executed in the Anglo-Japanese style which he is credited for popularising. During the mid-nineteenth century, British taste was dominated by ornately decorated furniture which created dark and heavy Victorian interiors.
Looking to Japanese arts and crafts for inspiration, Godwin began to produce furniture which celebrated rectilinear forms devoid of ornament. He never visited Japan so relied on imported goods, amassing his own collection of Japanese prints, ceramics and furniture.
His preference for elegant lines and undecorated surfaces resulted in lighter, sculptural forms, which looked forward to modern furniture design. Ebonised surfaces defined his Anglo-Japanese style, and Godwin regularly incorporated various floral and abstract motifs into furniture panels. Reducing decoration to series of turned spindles and ribbed grooves, a preference for light construction and utility dominates his work, adhering to principles of the Aesthetic Movement.
Although he is largely recognised for his Anglo-Japanese furniture, Godwin never tied himself to one style. As a result, many of his designs demonstrate an interest in Ancient Egypt and Greece, Gothic, Queen Anne and Jacobean furniture. His Anglo-Greek and Anglo-Egyptian furniture designs are characterised by inlaid and geometric-turned decoration, angled supports and splayed legs, yet retain an elegant and functional aesthetic.
Another distinguishing feature of his work is the use of solid, structured lines, akin to those seen in Japanese woodblock prints. Godwin also had an interest in Chinese decorative arts, his grid-like forms and interplay of solid and void spaces likely being inspired by Chinese hardwood furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Further, these various influences played out in the materials used. Japanese or Japonesque ‘leather paper’ is frequently used on his furniture, although its use is not exclusive to him.
His preference for circular mirrors is again evident on various cabinets, as is the design for the finials and his trademark ring handles and keyhole pierced backplates, taken from the antique.
Godwin’s designing was not confined to interiors. Winning the competition to build the new Northampton Town Hall at the age of twenty-nine established his reputation as a leading civic architect. He followed this with another winning town hall design for Congleton, a small town near Manchester.
These successes prompted his move to London in 1865, and in 1866 Godwin, with his partner Henry Crisp, entered the competition for the building of the new Bristol Assize Courts under the nom de plume ‘1066’ or ‘Ten Hundred and Sixty-Six’. Their designs won first, second and third prizes. Despite this, and amid protestations, a second competition was order by the town council, which Godwin again entered, this time only achieving second place, beaten by a submission from Popes & Binden, which was the one finally built.
Such was Godwin’s success that firms across the world replicated his work, including Cottier and Co. and the Bombay Art Furniture Company. Godwin drew from an extensive range of sources to form his own distinctive styles, all of which are rooted in the desire to produce functional furniture for modern living.
Watt, William (1834-1885)
There is to much information here to add but if you search William Watt Cabinet maker you will see a wonderful article by The Furniture History Society which details in great length Watts work and his link to Godwin
Condition
Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition
Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.
- Dimensions:Height: 24.41 in (62 cm)Diameter: 16.15 in (41 cm)
- Style:High Victorian (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:West Sussex, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2823346078772
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