16th Mar, 2022 10:00
Modern Living
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Fred Francis Foster (20th Century Cotswold School)
Metamorphic occasional table, walnut with chamfered legs and stretchers, signed in ink 'Designed & Made by Fred . F. Foster, 1951, Camp, Nr Stroud, Glos', 54cm x 56cm x 30cm unextended, 89cm x 53.5cm x 54cm overall extended
Information: Fred Francis Foster was a founding member of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. He lived in Whiteway Colony near Stroud and worked with Peter Waals, Sidney Barnsley and other Cotswold School craftsmen.
Sold for £5,200
Estimated at £300 - £500
Fred Francis Foster (20th Century Cotswold School)
Metamorphic occasional table, walnut with chamfered legs and stretchers, signed in ink 'Designed & Made by Fred . F. Foster, 1951, Camp, Nr Stroud, Glos', 54cm x 56cm x 30cm unextended, 89cm x 53.5cm x 54cm overall extended
Information: Fred Francis Foster was a founding member of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. He lived in Whiteway Colony near Stroud and worked with Peter Waals, Sidney Barnsley and other Cotswold School craftsmen.
Overall wear, marks and scratches as expected. Some slightly deeper scratches to the extended table top, on one leaf/panel in particular. Minor watermarks/splashes to the legs. Very small faint pen marks to one edge of table top. Otherwise ok, structurally sturdy/sound.
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Auction: Modern Living, 16th Mar, 2022
