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Lot 528
A REGENCY STYLE ROSEWOOD VENEERED ARCHITECTS TABLE in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster with a rising rectangular top with removable books mount and moulded border, above an open base with four turned columns with open folio recesses to the front and shelves to the reverse, on a platform base, 40" wide. See illustration
Lot 582
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK BUREAU, with a sloping fall enclosing a fitted interior, above two short drawers with compressed heart shaped handles, above twin panel doors on a plinth base, 37?" wide. See illustration.The compressed heart handles on this bureau are one of Ambrose Heal`s most instantly recognisable design features. Almost certainly derived from an early Morris Marshall, Faulkner & Co. chest designed by Maddox Brown, this bureau also shares the exposed dovetails to the top corners. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 583
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK CHEST OF DRAWERS, the rectangular plank construction top with raised chamfered uprights to each corner above three long graduated drawers with turned knob handles, 36" wide.Although unmarked, the distinctive rising uprights to each corner are indicative. The turned knob handles, which can also be seen on the work table, Lot 590, are also typical of Heal`s work of the period. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 584
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK CHEST OF DRAWERS, the rectangular plank construction top with raised chamfered uprights to each corner, with three long graduated drawers with turned knob handles, 36" wide THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 585
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK DRAWER-LEAF DINING TABLE, the rectangular panelled top with twin extensions, on turned tapering legs and extended "X"-form stretcher, 83" wide (fully extended). See illustration.The turned legs on this dining table are typical of Ambrose Heal`s work of this period. The slightly swollen leg with ring-turning can be seen on much of his work at this time. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 586
HEALS: A SET OF SIX LADDERBACK CHAIRS with five graduated ladders above rushed seats, on turned legs with turned stretchers, including two armchairs with broad curving arms. Chairs of this design can be seen in Heal`s 1912 "Cottage Furniture" catalogue. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 588
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK 3` SINGLE HEAD AND FOOTBOARD, with shaped top rail with moulded border above twin panels THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 589
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK CRICKET TABLE, the circular three plank top on triangular legs with a triangular stretcher, 23?" wide.Similar tables can be seen in Heal`s Cottage Furniture Catalogues THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 590
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK WORK TABLE, the rectangular top with twin drop flap sides above a single drawer with turned knob handles and sliding basket support, on square legs with "H"-form stretcher, 28" wide THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 591
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK DRESSING TABLE, with a circular mirror above a bow fronted top with rising lidded compartment above two open shelves, 36" wide. See illustration.This dressing table and two washstands in the following lots (592 and 593) are very similar to the washstand number "494" which was shown at the 1910 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society Exhibition. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 592
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK WASHSTAND, with a fabric rail above a bow fronted top and two open shelves, 35?" wide THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 593
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK WASHSTAND, with a fabric rail above a bow fronted top and two open shelves, 36" wide. See illustration THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 594
HEALS: A LIGHT OAK HANGING PLATE RACK with arched top above two open shelves with cup hooks, 42?" wide. See illustration.This plate rack appears in a Heal`s catalogue from 1906 as model no. 50 THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 595
HEALS: A PAIR OF LIGHT OAK WALL MIRRORS, with circular mirror plates within flat fronted surrounds, 24" wide (2) THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 596
HEALS: A PAIR OF OAK FRAMED WALL MIRRORS, the circular plates within flat fronted circular surrounds, 24" wide (2) THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 597
HEALS: A LETCHWORTH DRESSER with single shelf and raised back above a rectangular top with twin cupboard doors with central turn button fastening, 54" wide. See illustration.This dresser which may well have had the top rail replaced is very similar to the dresser shown at the Cottage Furniture Exhibition at Letchworth Garden City in 1905 and remained part of their Simple Cottage range for many years. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 598
HEALS: A SET OF FOUR "LETCHWORTH" PATTERN DINING CHAIRS, comprising two armchairs and two side chairs. See illustration.These chairs, Heal`s catalogue number 953, bear a striking resemblance to chairs design by M.H. Baillie Scott for the Pyghtle Works in Bedford from c. 1900 THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 599
HEALS: A CHESTNUT DRESSER, the raised back with twin arch topped ends with shaped shelves, with open rails between, the bow front with chip carved border, above a slide and bow fronted drawer with compressed heart handles, flanked by twin cupboard doors with raised circular central panels and rotating handles, the cupboards fitted with slides all above an open pot board plinth base with a maker`s mark "Heal & Son, Makers London. W", 72" wide. See illustration.Jeremy Cooper: "Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors" includes an illustration no. 661, of what is almost certainly this dresser. It has been suggested that the mark on this dresser was introduced in 1916. Very few examples of this particular mark are known to exist. THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 600
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS ELM REFECTORY STYLE TABLE, the broad single plank top on trestle supports with chip carved feet, 67" wide THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 601
A LARGE ELM COFFER with a single plank top with broad hinges above boarded front with through tenoned joints, 79?" wide. See illustration.It seems likely that this coffer was "Estate Made" for the hall at Dunshay Manor THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 602
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS ELM TOPPED KITCHEN TABLE, the rectangular top on square tapering legs with shaped stretcher, 54" wide THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 603
HEALS: A SET OF "LETCHWORTH" LIGHT OAK HANGING WALL SHELVES with three open shelves between shaped uprights, 23º" wide THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 604
A LARGE ELM COFFER with broad two plank rising top with scrolling hinges, above a boarded front with elaborate through tenoned joints, 89" wide.It seems likely that this coffer was "Estate Made" for the hall at Dunshay Manor THE DUNSHAY MANOR. FURNITURE BY HEALS OF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Dunshay Manor is often described as the quintessential Purbeck Manor House. Of late Medieval origin, and located amongst the beautiful rolling hills, it is without doubt one of the regions finest properties. The successful artist George Spencer Watson and his wife Hilda who was involved in the avant-garde world of Mime and dance purchased the property in 1923. It was here that their daughter Mary, born in 1913, developed her love of direct carving and developed a career as a highly successful sculptor. Lot 443 in this sale is as fine an example of Maryís sculpture in wood as has come to the market, and it is appropriate that this was exhibited at Heals highly influential Mansard Gallery in 1937. The furnishings at Dunshay reflect the coupleís position in the leading artistic circles of the time, and the group of furniture included here, which was removed from the property following the death of Mary Spencer Watson, reflects this. It is unclear when this furniture was purchased from Heals of Tottenham Court Road, however it is understood that Ambrose Heal and Hilda were close friends and therefore his furniture will have been an obvious choice for the new home. Ambrose Heal, born into the successful family firm at the heart of furniture retailing in Tottenham Court Road, began designing furniture at the end of the nineteenth century. It was in the late Edwardian period that his designs began to find a character of their own, building on the influences from the Cotswold group of designers and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement. The furniture in this collection represents a number of key aspects of Healís production. The two simple bow-fronted washstands and the dressing table are similar to the earliest work, being very similar to a bow fronted dressing table that was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1910. The smaller dresser, the four chairs and the set of hanging wall shelves are from the ëLetchworthí range developed to provide good quality furniture in a fashionable style at a realistic price. The bureau with the compressed heart handles and the dining table with the slightly bulbous turned legs, show Ambrose Healís own personal adaptation of the Arts and Crafts as applied to furniture design. The magnificent Chestnut dresser is the finest piece in the collection, and represents the type of fine and elaborate furniture of which Ambrose Heal would have been most proud. This appears to be one of only two examples of this design known, and possibly one of only two ever manufactured. With the compressed heart handles, chip carving, and turn button cupboard doors this shows Heal at his most confident and most successful.
Lot 624
A LOUIS XV STYLE KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY WORK TABLE, the top with serpentine borders inlaid with a scene of a bird amongst foliage, the interior fitted with a mirror and sliding compartments, with engraved gilt metal fittings, on cabriole legs with gilt metal mounts and conforming marquetry, 24" wide. See illustration
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