Stock ref: DS1763

Circa late 1970s

A superb bespoke commissioned Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Oak Corner Shelf with excellent graining, a fitted support bracket to the underside  and a trademark mouse carved in high relief to the leading edge.

Carefully cleaned of paint splash residues and clear wax polished  it presents in superb condition with a warm medium honey colour.

Size: 47.5(w corner to corner) x 36(d incl mouse carving) x 6(h incl fiited support bracket)cm

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Stock ref: DS1750

Circa 1960s

An excellent vintage oak wall hanging Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Corner Cupboard.  Oak panelled  with adzed top and framework (mid/late 70s onwards examples are not adzed at all), traditional wrought iron door fittings and a trademark incised mouse carved to the lower front side section. Fitted internally with 3 fixed baize lined shelves, the top shelf cut-out to allow  for drinks  or taller item storage. Complete with its original  oak support bracket.

After careful cleaning of paint splash residues and a clear wax polish in our workshop it  presents in excellent condition with a rich warm medium fumed colour.

Size: 69.5(w) x 48(d) x 97(h)cm

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Stock ref: DS1762

Circa Early 1930s

An excellent example of a rare, large  and  early made oak  Three Legged Cow Stool or Occasional Table from the KIliburn workshops of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson.  Features a large  kidney / palette shaped 2″ thick single piece top, specifically selected for its rare and characterful  finely feathered burr graining. It’s adzed to both sides in line with the very earliest craftsmanship, prioir to Robert Thompson’s purchase  of a planing machine in the later 1930s. The top is relatively flat and not dished like the later made  and smaller cow / calf stools, making it ideal for use as an occasional  or side / lamp table. Supported on three strong and sturdy octagonally carved and fully adzed splayed legs, wedge jointed through the top with a lovely typical early mouse carving to one leg.

Excellent condition and deep aged colour, the top with  expected minor age related wood splits (not deep into the 2″ thick top) with a small shallow area of surface scratching loss on the edge of the top which is shown clearly in many of the images in the gallery below. It’s also shown next to a 1970s made 18″ cow stool so that clients can see the size and scale of the piece, which we are advised originates from an estate in Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Size: 49(w) x 41(d) x 47(h)cm

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Stock ref: DS1760

Circa  2000s

A superb nearly new and mint condition example of the extremely comfortable Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Smoking Armchair with solid oak framework and a thick slung cowhide seat back and cowhide seat custion. Privately sourced directly from its original owners the chair doesn’t look as though it’s ever been sat on and is free of any staining  or evidence of usage, other than natural age coloration of the cowhide. We’ve clear wax polished the framework to freshen it up ready for its new owners. Currently £ 1975 to purchase new from Robert Thompson’s Craftsmen.

The image gallery below also shows this modern example next to the earliest made version of this chair (our stock reference DS1747) to allow clients to see the evolution of the item since it was introduced in the early 1930s.

Size:  61.5(w) x 80(d) x 112(h)cm.  Seat height incl. cushion 48cm.

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Stock ref: DS1751

Circa 1980s

A superb example of the modern panelled oak Firescreen from the Kilburn workshops of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson, standing on twin sledge feet with a large very nicely defined mouse carved to the top edge.

Superb condition and warm honey oak colour.

Size: 52(w) x 23(d) x 76(h)cm

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Stock ref: DS1747

Circa early 1930s

One of the earliest examples of these comfortable Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Smokers Armchairs as evidenced by the  lower height, adzed all over oak chair frame, low set front stretcher and webbed leather seat base with wrought iron support bar. The chair retains it’s original slung aniline cowhide seat back and has a later Robert Thompson’s replacement aniline cow hide seat cushion, as  it’s almost unheard of for the original cowhide seat cushions, filled with horsehair, to have survived the  rigours of 80+ years of regular use.

All the dowelled joints are solid and the framework presents with a superb deep rich colour and patina following a symapthetic clean and wax polish.  The aniline cowhide seat back and base have been conditioned  and fed with appropriate conditioners and present in wonderful condition and patina.

See page 47 of the book: Mouseman, The legacy of Robert Thompson of Kilburn, for an image and further details of these early made chairs.

Excellent provenance, made for the  Order of the Holy Paraclete, St Hilda’s Priory, Whitby.

Size: 62.5(w) x 81(d) x 104(h)cm

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