Lot 122 : Estimate £400-£600

Arthur W Simpson of Kendal - An early 20th Century Handicrafts walnut hanging shelf unit with twin-shelves with hinged dust guards, flanked with twin cupboards carved with foliate panels, the guards carved with bell flower frieze, the patinated metal door furniture by Richard Llewlyn Rathbone, 153cm wide, 66cm high and 25cm deep. Literature Hugh Wright 'The Beautiful Furniture of the Simpsons of Kendal' page 33 for a reproduction of a comparable hanging bedroom cupboard and shelf unit in line drawing form from an 1894 Arthur W Simpson brochure.

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