The Christmas 2012 Catalogue - Denzil Grant Antiques

Cat and FishA lovely, amusing large needlework of a naughty tabby cat eyeing up two veryidentifiable mackerels. It is in its original pollard oak frame and is inscribed on theback “used to hang in the nursery at The Lodge Hamondsworth” which is a lovelyGeorgian house still in existence. English, circa 1840.Dimensions:Height: 43.5cms (17.75inches)Width: 60.5cms (23.75inches)Reference: DG05ScottishJourneymanApprentice TableThis delightful table with its double centrestretcher is a typical type of Scottish table.However this is a rare small form used bya journeyman carpenter to demonstratewhat could be made in a larger size.The two drawer fronts aremade of mahogany andthe base is stained to looklike mahogany. The top is in asingle piece of pine, traditionallyscrubbed. Scottish, circa 1870.Refs: ‘Scottish VernacularFurniture’ by Bernard D. Cotton(Thames and Hudson) pp.119-121 fig.189 shows a very similartable from Callanish, Isle ofLewis.Dimensions:Height: 30.5cms (12 inches)Width: 42.5cms (16.75inches)Depth: 26cms (10.25inches)Reference: DG06