Lot 1111 , Ambrose Heal (1872-1959) for Heal & Son, London. A 'St Ives' oak wardrobe, c.1898, width 128cm, depth 61cm, height 189cm. Condition - good

Ambrose Heal (1872-1959) for Heal & Son, London. A 'St Ives' oak wardrobe, c.1898, width 128cm, depth 61cm, height 189cm. Condition - good Literature: Heal, Oliver S. Sir Ambrose Heal and the Heal Cabinet Factory 1897-1939, Unicorn 2014, p.150-151 where a similar example is illustrated. Note: Three suites of bedroom furniture, manufactured by the Guild of Handicraft to Ambrose Heal's designs ('216' Newlyn in fumed oak, '217' Bushey in mahogany and '222' St Ives in fumed oak - also available in ash stained green), were put on display in Tottenham Court Road in 1897. The St Ives suite, made up of a 3ft 6 in wardrobe, a 3 ft 6 in toilet table, a 3 ft washstand and two chairs (made by Cox), sold for £19 19s and proved an instant success as the first suite was sold in April and by the end of the year, sixteen complete suites had been sold in oak with a further five in green ash.
£800-1,200

Sold for £1,000