E. W. Godwin for William Watt, Aesthetic Movement Walnut Occasional Table

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Occasional table in walnut, by E. W. Godwin and made by William Watt, aligned to the Aesthetic Movement (1860–1890), c.1870, British. The table is arranged as a compact two-tier form, with a square upper surface above a lower shelf, both carried on slender cylindrical uprights.

The upper top has a plain square field with a moulded edge. Beneath it, shaped brackets sit between the uprights, softening the geometry of the frame without adding carved ornament. The lower shelf is set midway through the structure, leaving the base open and light.

Below the shelf, a low stretcher frame runs around the legs. Single vertical supports descend from the lower shelf to meet the lower stretchers, giving the table its distinctive structural rhythm. The legs are ring-turned at intervals and finish in small rounded feet.

This form relates to Godwin’s coffee table with angular supports, designed for his own use in 1866–67 and illustrated in Susan Weber Soros, The Secular Furniture of E. W. Godwin, p.143, ill.207 and 207-1. (see last image)

Dimensions
Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)
Width: 16.54 in (42 cm)
Depth: 16.34 in (41.5 cm)
Year of manufacture
1870
Maker
William Watt
Designer
Edward William Godwin
Period
Aesthetic Movement
1880-1889
Style
Anglo-Japanese
Condition
Good

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