Wardrobes, Linen Presses & Bedroom Suites Page 3 in the Gothic & Aesthetic Style
WL 62
A good quality Gothic Revival double wardrobe attributed to Lambs Of Manchester with castellated cornice & superb quality stylised brass hinges & handles to the doors which open to reveal full hanging space & a full width internal lower drawer.
Height 82 1/2", Width of cornice 50", Depth of cornice 25 1/2". Circa 1885.
£POA.
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WL 63
A superb quality three piece bedroom suite, made by Ogdens of Manchester, an important maker of high quality decorative furniture from the North, the stylised floral painted designs are attributed to Dr Christopher Dresser.
Consisting of a treble wardrobe opening to reveal three large upper linen slide drawers with two small over two wider drawers below, & full length hanging space with smaller lower drawer behind the right hand side door.
A large white marbled top kneehole washstand/dressing table with three upper drawers & two generous size cupboards to each side.
& a single bedside cabinet.
Wardrobe height 84", Width of Cornice 76" , Depth of Cornice 25".
Washstand height 64", Washstand Width 54", Washstand Depth 23 1/4". Circa 1870's
£POA.
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WL 64
An extremely rare Gothic Revival Walnut & Amboyna Bedroom suite designed by Bruce Talbert & made by Gillows of Lancaster consisting of a treble wardrobe, 2 x 3'6" double beds & 2 x matching bedside cupboards. The treble wardrobe with full length bevelled mirror to the centre door with central carved rosette to the top flanked by 2 carved panels depicting 16 carved floret's with further carved rosettes to the side doors & to the lower parts each carved with a different floret on Ebonised & Gilt backgrounds, the central panels of Amboyna framed with ebonised strips & further smaller rosettes to each corner, the front sides with further floret's & carved tramline details, the cornice with dental moulding & all on Egyptian revival feet, the doors opening to reveal hanging space to the left hand side, Linen slides to the upper double right hand side (not shown but all original & all there) & drawers below. The beds & bedside cabinets with conforming identical details.
corresponds exactly to ones made by Gillow for the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras. See Arts & Crafts Furniture by John Andrews Printed by The Antique Collectors Club ISBN 1-85149-483-9 page 37 for a comparable sideboard.
Wardrobe Height 82 1/2" 208cm, Width of cornice 81 1/2" 208cm, Depth of cornice 24".
Beds Height of head board 51", Height of foot board 32", Width 41" 124cm.
Bedside cupboards Height 35" 85cm, Width 15" 35cm, Depth 15" 35cm. Circa 1880's.
£POA.
Bruce James Talbert originally trained as a carver then an architect, he became an influential and very successful furniture designer. He served an apprenticeship in Dundee and had his own carving business for two years where he learnt the skills to apply carved details to furniture and then joined the architectural offices of Charles Edward. In 1856 he moved to Glasgow, and worked for the architects W. N. Tait and Campbell Douglas. He moved to Manchester in the early 1860s, where he gained employment with the cabinetmakers Doveston, Bird and Hull, which was short lived, then moving to to Coventry gaining work with Skidmore’s Art Manufactures. In 1863 he won the competition to design the masthead for ‘The Building News’ and in the mid 1860s moved to London, where he started designing furniture for Holland and Sons. His ‘Pericles’ Gothic sideboard was displayed on their stand at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867 where it was Grand Prix winner. It was at this point that his most prolific period began and also when he started designing furniture for Gillows of Lancaster from 1868. in the same year he published his very influential first book ‘Gothic Forms Applied to Furniture, Metal Work and Decoration for Domestic Purposes’, which he dedicated to George Edmund Street. This was followed in 1876 by ‘Examples of Ancient and Modern Furniture, Metalwork, Tapestries and Modern Furniture’ and in 1881 by ‘Fashionable Furniture’. Other companies he designed for were Marsh, Jones and Cribb, Jackson and Graham and, for a short time, was a partner with Daniel Cottier. He designed textiles for Templeton’s, Warner’s, Cowlishaw and Barbour and Miller; carpet designs for Templeton’s and Brinton & Co.; and his wallpaper designs were printed by Jeffrey and Co. He also designed church metalwork and furniture for Cox and Sons, cast iron for the Colebrookdale Co., Nichol and Co, Barbone and Miller and Cowlishaw. In 1869 Talbert returned to London working as prolific and successful freelance commercial designer and decorator.
I'm sure you know this already, but you don't mention it in the description so I thought I'd just say that your bedroom suite (or certainly its wardrobe) corresponds exactly to ones made by Gillow for the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras. There was an article on the subject in The Magazine Antiques a few years ago.
Thanks for this info from Nicholas Williams



WL 65
A stunning Arts & Crafts Oak treble linen press attributed to Morris & Co with wonderful cross banded inlays & superb hand formed copper metalwork by Richard Rathbone. The last three images showing his work in The Studio. A superior quality work of art.
Height 89", Width of cornice 81", Depth of cornice 24". Circa 1895.
£POA.
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WL 66
A superb quality Lambs of Manchester compactum style wardrobe with castellated cornice & twin panelled doors opening to reveal hanging space to the left & four open slides with two smaller drawers to the right & two large drawers to the lower section on a plinth style base with wonderful brass 'T' bar handles. This has simple lines with subtle restrained Gothic Revival styling. Lambs were one of the top five manufacturers of artistic furniture of the late Victorian period & produced without doubt some of the very best in design & quality & a very important art furniture making company.
Height 88", Width of cornice 56", Depth of cornice 23".
Internal measurements of the hanging space to the left hand side are Depth 19" & Width 24 1/2". Circa 1880.
£POA.
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WL 67
An extremely rare stunning Aesthetic Movement Burr Pine Bedroom suite with wonderful stylised floral stencil details made by Dyer & Watts of Islington who exhibited a similar wardrobe at The Paris Exhibition of 1867 which was purchased by The Empress of France. A passage from the Art Journey supplement 1867 about that wardrobe they exhibited states :- the stencilled decoration 'as refreshing to the eye as if the woods had been of the rarest & most costly'. Dyer & Watts who later became Dyer Harper & Dyer & made top quality furniture with stencilled decoration, although a lesser known maker with a smaller output than many other makers of that period therefore to find the whole suite is a very rare occasion & in those days brass beds were in high fashion so it's unlikley a bed was ever made for this suite. Consisting of a treble wardrobe, dressing table, washstand, bedside cupboard & a towel rail. The treble wardrobe with dental style cornice, full length mirror to the centre door flanked by 2 doors opening to reveal hanging space to the left hand side & lower drawer, 1 linen slide to the centre double right hand side & drawers below with double hanging space above. The dressing table with swivel mirror & a pair of jewellery drawers to each side 2 further drawers below the work area & open shelf below united by turned legs on brass & ceramic castors, the washstand with tiled back, the tiles depicting birds & stylised flowers almost certainly by Worcester & marble top with 2 drawers & open shelf below united by turned legs also on brass & ceramic castors with matching bedside cupboard, towel rail & a pair of bedroom chairs (not shown).
Wardrobe Height 84 1/2", Width of cornice 73 1/2", Depth of cornice 23".
Dressing Table Height 66 1/2", Width 48", Depth 22".
Washstand, Height 43", Width 48", Depth 22".
Bedside cupboard Height 30 1/2", Width 15", Depth 14".
Towel Rail Height 35", Length 29", Depth 8". Circa late 1860's/early 1870's.
£POA.

WL 69
A good quality Gothic Revival bedroom suite with wonderful stylistic inlaid details, consisting of a treble wardrobe, a dressing table, washstand/cupboard, bedside table, towel rail, & a pair of cane seat bedroom chairs.
Height " Width ". Circa 1905.
£SOLD.
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WL 70
An Oak Gothic Revival Linen Press with good proportions & wonderful stylised brass hinges to the upper doors & 2 over 4 graduating drawers with wonderful ring pull handles on plinth base.
Approx measurements Height 80", Width 50", Depth 24". Circa 1885.
£POA.
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WL 71
Gillow's of Lancaster Walnut wardrobe/compactum, stunning quality typical of Gillows. The design attributed to EW.Godwin. A very useful piece of furniture.
Height 85", Width Depth of cornice 52 1/4", Depth of cornice 25 1/4". Circa 1885. £3895.
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WL 72
An Oak Gothic Revival Linen Press attributed to Lambs of Manchester of good proportions & tremendous stylised brass hinges to the upper doors & birds beak details & fielded panels & two over four graduating drawers with wonderful swan neck handles on plinth base.
Height 75", Width 50", Depth 24". Circa 1880.
£POA. On Hold.
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