An oval Arts & Crafts oak gateleg table by Sir Ambrose Heal (1872 - 1959)
An oval Arts & Crafts oak gateleg table by Sir Ambrose Heal (1872 - 1959)
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The drop-leaf top in a wonderfully coloured figured oak with a carved border opening to an oval shape, supported by fielded trestle ends.
England, 1941
This gate-leg table was the last piece of domestic furniture designed by Ambrose Heal. Given as a wedding gift alongside an en suite dresser to his son Anthony in 1941, it embodies the ideals of the Arts & Crafts movement - a simple, understated, functional piece of lasting furniture designed for a young couple setting up home.
Dimensions measured when open.
Provenance: Anthony Heal
Literature: Oliver S Heal, Sir Ambrose Heal and the Heal Cabinet Factory 1897-1939, page 224 this table illustrated.
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