ERNEST GIMSON (BRITISH 1864-1919) AND PETER WAALS (1870-1937
PAIR OF WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1920
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Auction: 19 March 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
brass, on Macassar ebony backboards (2)
Dimensions
the brass sconces 36cm high, 23cm wide (14 1/8in high, 9in wide)
Provenance
The John Scott Collection
Footnote
Exhibited: London, The Fine Art Society Architect-Designers from Pugin to Voysey: The John Scott Collection, 3rd-25th June 2015, no. 140
Literature: Lethaby W. R.; Powell A. H.; Griggs, F.L. Ernest Gimson; His Life & Work, London 1924, pl. 44, where the working drawing for these sconces is illustrated.