Ernest Gimson – Display corner cabinet, 1916

Ernest Gimson

Display corner cabinet, 1916

Mahogany, Macassar ebony, burr-yew, holly, glass
h. 223 cm - w. 101 cm - d. 58 cm

PROVENANCE : Originally designed for the artist's cousin, Kingsley Gimson - Presumbaly by descent - Paul Reeves, London - Scottish private collection, until 2017.

LITERATURE : The preparatory drawing for this piece, dated 25th July 1916, is in the collection of the Wilson, Cheltenham, n°1941.222.39, and the photograph taken by Dennis Moss upon completion in the Daneway House workshop is in the collection of the De Montfort University, Leicester - The cabinet is illustrated in John Andrews, Arts and Crafts Furniture, Woodbridge, 2005, page 106, plate 101.