An excellent four legged solid oak occasional table from the workshop  of renowned ‘Yorkshire Critter’ craftsman Thomas Whittaker, the Gnomeman of Littlebeck, near Whitby. Made in his typical rustic  style it features a thick single planked subtly adzed top of irregular rectangular shape. Handcarved to the centre is a Yorkshire / Tudor rose. The top is supported on four rectangular splayed legs with chamfered edges, the legs visibly wedge jointed through the top. His signature gnome is carved in relief to one leg.

Excellent condition and colour with tight joints, part of a lovely collection of ‘Gnomeman’ pieces all privately sourced from the original owning family.

Size: 81(w) x 48(d) x 44(h)cm overall including the leg splay. The top is 75.5(w) x 35(d)cm.

For those interested in learning more about his life and work i attach a link to a British Pathe newsreel from 1961:  Gnomeman Thomas Whittaker

£ 590

Stock ref: DS3131

David Siddall Antiques has earned  an enviable reputation in the UK and  internationally as a specialist dealer in the vintage works of Thomas ‘Gnomeman’ Whittaker If you would like to see other items specifically from this maker, either current or previously sold stock, please click HERE