F324 COTSWOLD SCHOOL TEAK COLLECTORS CABINET
F324 COTSWOLD SCHOOL TEAK COLLECTORS CABINET
Cotswold School collectors cabinet in teak
canted locking glass display top
2 hexagonal panelled doors opening to reveal two internal drawers
drop-down shelf and 2 further internal slide-out drawers
To the side there is an extending index slide with a fitted glass panel
Through tenon detailing and brass hinges
Hexagonal carved key escutcheons
Attributed to Peter Waals
Cotswold School
Circa 1930s
Height 110cm Width 88cm Depth 46cm
Provenance
Original 1987 receipt from Christies King Street London
Peter Waals (1870-1937) was born in Holland where he trained as a cabinet maker. In 1901 Waals moved to London and began working for Ernest Gimson becoming the foreman/manager and chief cabinet maker. His craftsmanship is highly regarded and collected throughout the world. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner called Gimson "the greatest of the English artist-craftsmen."