Stock ref: DS2877

Circa late 1920s

An exceptionally rare surviving example of an early Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson Two Tier Heritage Oak Occasional Table. Beautifully proportioned with adzed quarter sawn and nail pinned oak shelves supported on rails with halfpenny moulded rails and standing on four superb and unusually carved legs, the design influenced by the medieval and later architectural carving details that Robert was so inspired by. An early signature mouse is carved to one leg.

Sympathetically cleaned and re-waxed, retaining its naturally aged character. The top adzed surface was heavily water stained, no doubt from a large plant pot, the rest very dry. We’ve successfully removed the staining and decided to just fill any splitting with wax, all photographed in the gallery below.

Excellent provenance, from the estate of James Thompson-Schwab of Kingfield House, Penton, Cumbria whose parents and grandparents were very early clients of Robert’s and commissioned a significant number of pieces, several of which we have been fortunate to acquire.

The image gallery below contains several images of this original piece in ‘as purchased’ condition photographed side by side with a modern bespoke commissioned piece we’ve recently sold (see DS2842 in our sold archive). The client had it commissioned by Robert Thompson’s from photographs of the original. Some subtle differences can be seen in the two pieces, their manufacture separated by approximately 90 years of Mouseman furniture making history.

Size: 60(w) x 37.5(d) x 69(h)cm

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