Young's Auctions

Lot 39

Description:
Arthur Wren Lambert, cast iron shelves manufactured by Lucy & Co, Oxford, late 19th C. Provenance: Margaret Bide Collection. [The Compactor shelving system patented by A. W. Lambert was first used in Worcester Library, also adopted by The British Museum, Burlington House Linnean Society rooms, in 1901 they were in use in eleven national and public libraries. Lucy & Co were founded in 1812 and produced ornamental iron work].
Estimate:
£1,500 - £2,500
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30% inc VAT*

Fees Applied to Online and Autobid hammer prices:

33.6% inc VAT*

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Our two day first fine sale of the year includes the Margaret Bide Collection of antique textiles and art from the estate of Paul Wengraf (1894 - 1978) Austrian émigré art dealer and others including works by Giacometti, Souza, Schiele, Josef Herman, Johannes Fischer, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis; silver, jewellery, furniture, ceramics, a gentleman's collection of glass and wine related antiques.

Margaret’s passion for her subject ignited on her first day studying and never diminished. Her association with Farnham Art College, now UCA, lasted for over thirty years, as student, lecturer and finally department head. To learn more about Margaret Bide, listen to Crafts Lives on The British Sound Library 


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