Gerald Summers (British 1899-1967) for Makers of Simple Furniture
NESTING TABLES, CIRCA 1935
£6,930
Auction: 28 October 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
birch plywood
Dimensions
The largest: 44.5cm high, 61.4cm wide, 35.5cm deep (17 3/8in high, 24 1/4in wide, 14in deep)
Provenance
Provenance:
Purchased new by C. Handisyde Architect & author and thence by descent;
Private Collection, U.K. where acquired by the current vendor.
Cecil Handisyde (b.1908) was one of a team of architects who designed the Lansbury Estate in Tower Hamlets, London; a redevelopment project following the damage suffered during WWII. The first phase of building was undertaken as the 'live architecture' element of the 1951 Festival of Britain exhibition. Handisyde together with D. Rogers Stark were responsible for the design of the Trinity Congregational Church (now Methodist) on East India Dock Road. The church was a strikingly modern light and airy space designed to be versatile and also to continue its role as a community and social centre.