£8,820
Auction: 25 January 2023 at 10:00 GMT
oak, with patinated brass handles by Alfred Bucknell
Literature: Carruthers A., Greensted M., Roscoe B. Ernest Gimson: Arts & Crafts Designer and Architect, Yale 2019, p.220, pl. 202 where a drawing for a similar chest is illustrated, and p. 258, pl 243 where line drawings for similar handles are illustrated.
Note: Accompanied with authentication from Cheltenham Museum and copies of Gimson's original design drawings (catalogue number 1941-222-491).