Circa 1960s / early 70s
An excellent example of the popular 14″ Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Oak Milking Stool. Traditional kidney shaped and subtly adzed seat with three splayed, tapered and octagonally carved legs wedge jointed through the top of the seat. Solid leg joints and an excellent mouse carving to the seat edge.
Excellent condition and rich depth of colour, privately sourced from the original owners family.
Size: 32(w) x 27(d) x 36(h)cm
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Circa 1930s
A rare, beautifully patinated and very highly sought after Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Oak Trinket / Powder Bowl of tapered circular form and domed cover lid, a well exectuted mouse sitting centrally on the domed top. Tooled all over, including the inside of the bowl.
An exquisite piece, with superb darker fumed and naturally aged colour and waxed patina, highly prized by collector’s of early Mouseman. An ideal table top piece, perfect for rings and small jewellery items.
An almost identical piece was sold at Tennants, Leyburn for £ 5,200 hammer, £ 6.448 incl buyers premium on 6th March 2021. A later made 1948 example sold for £ 4,800 hammer, £ 5952 inclusive of buying fees on 19th June 2021 and a 1960s made example sold for £ 3,100 hammer, £ 3844 inclusive of buying fees in July 2020.
If you were an underbidder on any of these and are keen to secure one of these rare Mouseman collectables, please contact us to discuss our piece. We think you’ll be in for a very pleasant surprise as to just how competitive we are as a specialist Mouseman and Yorkshire Critters dealer with our pricing, compared to some of the auction prices being achieved.
Size: 9 (dia) x 8.5(h)cm
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1993
An excellent example of a Robert Mouseman Thompson Oak Stool, larger than their standard stool and sized at 18″ tall to match their dressing table & desk. Superb framework and leather seat with minimal usage by the original owner, signauture mouse carved to one leg.
Currently £ 955 to purchase new.
Size: 39.5(w) x 32(d) x 46(h)cm
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Circa 1950s
A superb example of the sought after Robert Mouseman Thompson Oak Double Pin Dish. Handcrafted from quarter sawn oak, carfeully selected to display the unique golden medullary ray graining that can only be seen when oak is cut this way and in certain light angles. Excellent condition and colour with a large mouse carving to the centre of the dish.
Size: 12.5 (w) x 10(d) x 4(h)cm
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Circa 1970s/80s
A little seen on the market 7 ½” diameter circular solid oak Bowl by the ex mouseman craftsman Peter ‘Rabbitman’ Heap of Wetwang, near Driffield. Adzed exterior and tooled interior with Peter’s distinctive rabbit carved to the exterior side. Lightly fumed and waxed from new it presents with a lighter medium oak colour. Bought as a 80th birthday gift originally it is engraved to the underside base with the original owners first name, although in everyday use this isn’t seen at all.
Size: 19.5(dia) x 4.89h)cm
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Circa 1970s/80s
An excellent example of the sought after Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Oak Pin Dish. Excellent condition, lovely rich colour.
Size: 10.2(w) x 7.7(d) x 3.3(h)cm
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Circa 1940s
A superb example of the early solid oak Ashtray from Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. Excellent condition, colour and patina with no losses to the large well executed mouse carving.
Size: 10.2(w) x 7.5(d) x 4(h)cm
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Circa 1990
An equisite pair of solid oak Bob ‘Wrenman’ Hunter Double Wall Lights, the ex mouseman craftsman who started his apprenticeship at Robert Thompson’s in the early 1950s, whilst Robert was still alive. Still working daily, he is assisted now by his son’s and grandson. They present in excellent condition following a clean of paint and varnish residues in our workshop and a fresh coat of clear wax. Modern 3 core earthed wiring and brass bayonet bulb holders. His wren carvings are superb with no breakages to the beaks.
Size: 33(w) x 20(d) x 25.5(h)cm each.
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Circa 1960s / early 70s
A rare and unusual 6 1/4″ diameter turned oak Robert Mouseman Thompson Dish / small Bowl with a nicely carved signature mouse in high relief to the centre of the bowl. Turned and carved from a block of quarter sawn oak which gives rise to the wonderful golden medullary ray graining seen in the dish. Excellent condition with wonderful rich medium fumed and aged colour.
Size: 16cm (dia) x 2.5(h)cm
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Circa 1960s/70s
An excellent example of the no longer made Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Table Lighter. Octagonal solid oak base with excellent signature mouse carved to one facet, inset with period Japanese supplied flint ignited gas lighter, later made examples use a piezo ignitor. It presents in superb colour, condition and working order when gassed, with new flint fitted and the inlet and outlet valves cleaned and checked for blockages and gas leakage.
Size: 6.5(dia) x 7(h)cm
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1976
Rare limited edition Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson solid carved oak table top Plaque, handcarved in very small numbers in 1976 by their master carver Stan Dodds to celebrate the centenary of Robert Thompson’s birth. Of octagonal form and adzed and tooled to all facing surfaces, the beautifully observed and detailed relief carving shows Robert at work in his workshop chiselling his now internationally famous mouse carving onto a dining table leg. Stan Dodds’ own unique mouse carving is in high relief to the upper right edge. The plaque is numbered 14 and stands angled on an easel rear support bracket.
Perfect condition and rich medium fumed and waxed colour.
Size: 25.5(w) x 15(d) x 25.5(h)cm
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Circa 1960s
Superb example of the highly sought after vintage solid oak Robert Mouseman Thompson Trinket Box. Adzed and tooled all over with a beautiful darker fumed colour, these earlier made examples are smaller than the modern made pieces.
Size: 17.5(w) x 11(d) x 10 (h) incl mouse carving.
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