£5,040
Auction: 25 January 2023 at 10:00 GMT
oak, Macassar ebony, glazed doors and a central metal-lined filing drawer
Provenance: Harold W. Goddard, Lyndwood House, Leicester and by family descent
Christie's, London, 18th November 1994, lot 87.
Note: The Goddard family of Leicester were chemists who patented mercury-free silver and brass polishes, building a large business whose brand name is still synonymous with metal polishes today. They were major patrons of Peter Waals and commissioned many pieces of furniture from him in the 1920s and 30s. The current lot was made for Harold Goddard and can be seen in a period photograph of the dining room at Lyndwood, his home in Leicester. The metal-lined drawer was designed for filing however may have later been used for silver as has a later removable baize cloth to the base.