Stock ref: DS2105
Circa 1900
Excellent condition, cleaned and wax polished. The end sections well carved in high relief with a cat and mouse.
Size: 32(w) x 16(d) x 16(h)cm. Extends out to 57(w)cm.
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Stock ref: DS1985
Circa 1960s
A wonderful unused vintage ashtray from the Kilburn workshop of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. Excellent colour and well carved mouse, just a small nibble from one ear as shown in the image gallery below.
Size: 10.3(w) x 7.6(d) x 4(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS1977
Circa 1970
A wonderful richly coloured and patinated 12″ solid oak Fruitbowl from the Kilburn workshop of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. Adzed and tooled all over with a superb large mouse carved centrally to the inner bowl. Excellent darker fumed and aged colour and privately sourced from the original owners. There is a natural hairline grain split in the side wall which is clearly shown in the image gallery below so we have priced the piece accordingly.
Size: 30.5(dia) x 5.7(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS2142
Circa 1990s
An excellent pair of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Oak Bookends, privately sourced from the original owners family who purchased them from the Kilburn workshop in the 1990s.
Very dry on acquisition they’ve been re-waxed and present in excellent condition with a medium fumed colour.
Size: 9.5(w) x 9.6(d) x 15.3(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS2141
Circa 1970s
A rare to market solid oak circular occasional table, with a tilting adzed top, standing on acentral pedestal leg with four feet. Handcrafted by the ex mouseman craftsman Colin ‘Beaverman’ Almack of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe who set up Beaver Furniture in 1960.
Excellent condition, a trademark beaver carved prominantly to the top of one foot.
Size: 67.5(dia ) x 64(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS2135
Circa 1970s
A wonderful example of a Yorkshire Oak Longcase Clock made by former ‘Mouseman’ craftsman Sid Pollard of Bagby, near Thirsk. The oak cabinet fitted with an 8 day twin weight and pendulum driven German Kieninger movement with brass face, silvered chapter ring with roman numerals and a Galleon in full sail pictured above. The movement has been cleaned and serviced by our local professional horologist.
Wonderful condition with a medium fumed and clear waxed natural aged colour to the clock cabinet.
As is typical of Sid’s work it is unmarked, he preferred to let his carftsmanship speak for itself.
Size: 36(w) x 20.5(d) x 196(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS2132
Circa early 20th C
A genuine and highly usable example of a 3’6″ wide 4 Drawer Oak Chest from the renowned Cumbrian Arts and Crafts furniture maker Arthur W Simpson of Kendal. The design is typical of their early work and is a beautifully designed piece of furniture, constructed to the very highest standards. The finest quarter sawn oak has been selected and used on the drawer fronts, highlighting the superb meduallary ray graining patterns unique to this specific cut of oak. The piece also exhibits exposed tennons and the intricate carved detailing that Simpson became known for. Each drawer section has its own full base secured to the framework, ensuring both structural rigidity and addional weight. The drawers are all graduated and deep, still fitted with their original Rathbone arts and crafts handles and lock escutcheons. A look on the underside of the drawers confirms the use of the very finest cabinet making skills.
Gently cleaned and re-waxed it presents in superb condition.
Size: 106.7(w) x 53.3(d) x 99.3(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS1906
Circa late 1930s/40s
A superb example of an early Robert Thompson ‘Mouseman’ Oak Stool with a lattice woven leather strapped seat. Of traditional recangular form, standing on four octagonally carved legs joined by stretchers, all subtly adzed and darker fumed from new. The original leather strapping is intact and in wonderful condition. A trademark mouse is carved to the outer facet of one leg.
Excellent condition and colour.
Size: 34(w) x 27(d) x 36(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS2128
Circa mid 1920s-50s
A superb solid oak Desk Lamp from the Windermere, Cumbria workshop of Stanley Webb Davies, the renowned Cotswold School trained Arts and Crafts furniture maker. Stanley Webb Davies pieces are rare to the market and increasingly highly sought after, representing understated Arts and Crafts furniture at its very best, in the Cotswold School style of Gimson, Romney Green and the Barnsley’s. Displaying the very finest cabinet making techniques and skills combined with meticulous attention to the smallest design and construction details.
This is a very rare opportunity to own a piece made by Stanley for his own personal use in his workshop office and his own home, Gatesbield, Windermere, and as such it is typically unsigned or dated.
Beautiful colour and in excellent working condition following a sympathetic clean and re-wax in our workshop and replacement of the old electrical fittings with a new earthed brass bulb holder, 3 core earthed period braided wiring and 3 amp fused plug, to ensure compliance with modern electrical safety standards. The original vitreous Crabtree on/off switch (as used in all homes as light switches in the 1920s-40s) has been cleaned and tested and is in working order. We’ve photographed the old wiring, 2 pin plug and bulb holder and these are available to the new owner if they wish to retain them.
Excellent provenance, from the Stanley Webb Davies Personal Collection 2019. This particular piece is from his own Gatesbield office/showroom and home. As with all his personal family possessions it was inherited by his niece and it is from her estate that this collection has come to market. It is complimented by examples of original letter headed paper and a showroom item tag used at his business which operated from 1923 -1960 in Windermere.
Size: base 17.8(w) x 17.8(d), arm reach 62cm, height 63.5cm
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Stock ref: DS2139
Circa 1930s
A unique opportunity to own a pair of early bespoke commissioned carved oak Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson African Elephant Bookends, believed to have been commissioned by John Weston Adamson, who had a keen interest in African wildlife, whilst he was living at Oldstead Hall, near to the Kilburn workshop in N. Yorkshire.
Most likely carved by George Weightman their Master Carver at this time who is noted for his naturalistic carving ability and was regarded by Robert Thompson ‘as the son he never had’. Each carved from a solid block of oak they are superbly observed and intricately carved and tooled, displaying a wonderful sense of strength and purpose in their pose.
Gently cleaned and re-waxed in our workshop they present in a superb darker fumed richly patinated and coloured condition with no losses, just the usual minor natural hairline wood splits expected in pieces this age.
Size: 9.8(w) x 18.8(d) x 179h)cm each
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Stock ref: DS2136
Circa 1950s
An excellent example of an earlier made oak Sideboard from the ex mouseman craftsman Sid Pollard of Bagby, near Thirsk. Of rectangular form with two large cupboards to the side and a central bank of drawers, the top two being lined for cutlery. Panelled and adzed all over with traditional wrought iron fittings.
Photographed in ‘as acquired’ waxed condition, in a rich aged and darker medium fume, excellent interior having been protected with lining paper.
Size: 154(w) x 47(d) x 82(h)cm
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Stock ref: DS2111
Circa 1970s
A wonderful example of the popular 3′ refectory style solid oak Coffee table from the workshops of Robert ‘ Mouseman’ Thompson of traditional rectangular form with adzed top supported on twin baluster carved legs with sledge feet joined by a floor stretcher. An excellent signature carved mouse to one leg.Cleaned, sealed and waxed in our workshop, the top has particularly interesting and distinctive natural dark graining.
Size: 91.5(w) x 37.5(d) x 45(h)cm
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