ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON (1876-1955)
Lot 182

ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON (1876-1955)

AN OPEN ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1932

Closed14 October 2015

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GBP 3,125

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ROBERT 'MOUSEMAN' THOMPSON (1876-1955)
AN OPEN ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1932
oak, with leather seat, carved with roses, cat armorial and two masks
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 24 ½ in. (61.5 cm.) wide
carved with a mouse

Specialist note

The form of the chair was originally designed for Ampleforth College, Yorkshire. The motto is for the Burke or de Burgh family and translates 'One King, One Faith, One Law'.