Our first auction of 2022, The Minoprio Collection: British Design in the Arts & Crafts Tradition, was presented on 11 January. A private collection of British furniture featuring work by some of the finest cabinetmakers of the last hundred years. John Minoprio grew up surrounded by superbly made furniture designed initially by his father, Anthony Minoprio and made by Peter Waals, and later designed and made by Edward Barnsley. Inspired to collect and commission furniture himself he enjoyed a long, friendly and productive relationship with Edward Barnsley and the craftsmen in his workshop at Froxfield in Hampshire. After Barnsley's death, Minoprio continued to commission new work from Jon Barnsley and James Ryan at the Edward Barnsley Workshop and collected earlier pieces by Barnsley, Hugh Birkett, Stanley Davies, Oliver Morel and Peter Waals, all made with consummate skill in the Arts & Crafts tradition.
Lot 3 - ANTHONY MINOPRIO (1900–1988) (DESIGNER), PETER WAALS (1870-1937) (MAKER) BED, CIRCA 1935
Sold for £812
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 7 - PETER WAALS (1870-1937) STATIONERY BOX, CIRCA 1935
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 9 - PETER WAALS (1870-1937) OCCASIONAL TABLE, CIRCA 1935
Sold for £2,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 10 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) STANDING SHOE CUPBOARD, CIRCA 1952
Sold for £30,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 11 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) TWIN-PEDESTAL DESK, CIRCA 1973
Sold for £13,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 12 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) SMALL ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1964
Sold for £812
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 13 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) BUREAU, CIRCA 1964
Sold for £2,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 14 - PETER WAALS (1870-1937) TWO-TIER TABLE, CIRCA 1930
Sold for £12,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 15 - HUGH BIRKETT (1919-2002) TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £8,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 16 - OLIVER MOREL (1916-2003) BLANKET CHEST, DATED 1969
Sold for £4,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 17 - STANLEY WEBB DAVIES (1894–1978) OCCASIONAL TABLE, DATED 1929
Sold for £5,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 19 - COTSWOLD SCHOOL TWO-TIER OCCASIONAL TABLE, CIRCA 1930
Sold for £938
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 20 - W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924) PAIR OF THREE-LIGHT CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £3,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 22 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) SECRETAIRE DESK, CIRCA 1933
Sold for £22,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 23 - PETER WAALS (1870-1937) CABINET BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1929
Sold for £12,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 24 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DRESSER, CIRCA 1935
Sold for £22,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 25 - PETER WAALS (1870-1937) WARDROBE, CIRCA 1935
Sold for £2,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 26 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DRINKS/ RECORD CABINET, CIRCA 1965
Sold for £3,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 27 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) BOW-FRONT DISPLAY CABINET, CIRCA 1972
Sold for £3,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 28 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) PAIR OF DISPLAY CABINETS, CIRCA 1966
Sold for £13,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 29 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) PAIR OF TALL ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1980
Sold for £5,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 30 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) HANGING CONSOLE TABLE, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £2,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 31 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) ROUND DINING TABLE, CIRCA 1978
Sold for £3,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 32 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) PAIR OF BOW-FRONT WARDROBES, CIRCA 1980
Sold for £3,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 33 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DOUBLE BED, CIRCA 1962
Sold for £1,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 34 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) BOW-FRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS, DATED 1966
Sold for £5,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 35 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) BOW-FRONT WARDROBE, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £2,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 36 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) TALL ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £1,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 37 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) STANDING SHOE CUPBOARD, CIRCA 1966
Sold for £5,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 38 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) SERPENTINE CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1982
Sold for £5,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 39 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) ROUND TABLE, CIRCA 1972
Sold for £2,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 40 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) SET OF TEN DINING CHAIRS, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £10,625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 41 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DINING TABLE, CIRCA 1980
Sold for £2,692
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 42 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) WRITING CABINET, CIRCA 1972
Sold for £22,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 44 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DRESSING TABLE, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £3,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 45 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) BOOKCASE CHEST, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £2,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 46 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £5,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 47 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) PAIR OF SINGLE BEDS, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £1,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 48 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) TALL ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1975
Sold for £1,188
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 49 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DINING TABLE, CIRCA 1980
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 50 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) SET OF SIX DINING CHAIRS, CIRCA 1970
Sold for £4,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 51 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) ROUND DINING TABLE, CIRCA 1977
Sold for £4,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 52 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) WALL MIRROR, CIRCA 1978
Sold for £1,062
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 53 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) BOW-FRONT WARDROBE, CIRCA 1956
Sold for £9,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 54 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) PAIR OF HANGING CORNER CUPBOARDS, CIRCA 1978
Sold for £2,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 55 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) TOY CUPBOARD, CIRCA 1970
Sold for £2,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 56 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £1,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 57 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DRESSING CHEST, CIRCA 1950
Sold for £2,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 58 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) DESK, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £18,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 59 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) PAIR OF STATIONERY TRAYS, CIRCA 1982
Sold for £750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 60 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) AND JON BARNSLEY (1930-2004) WASTE PAPER BOX, CIRCA 1983
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 61 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) FILING CABINET, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £5,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 62 - EDWARD BARNSLEY (1900-1987) LOW COFFEE TABLE, CIRCA 1981
Sold for £2,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 65 - JAMES RYAN FOR THE EDWARD BARNSLEY WORKSHOP STOOL/ TABLE, CIRCA 2005
Sold for £1,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 66 - JAMES RYAN FOR THE EDWARD BARNSLEY WORKSHOP WRITING TABLE, DATED 2015
Sold for £6,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
