Lot 366
PETER WAALS (1870-1937)
BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1934
Auction: 12 October 2022 at 11:00 BST
£8,190
Description
Cuban mahogany and Macassar ebony
Dimensions
141cm wide, 104cm high, 30.3cm deep
Provenance
Provenance: The Goddard Family, Leicester
Footnote
Note: In the first half of the 20th century, the Goddard family, who patented Goddard's silver cleaner in the 19th century, were great patrons of the arts. In the 1920s and 30s, the family commissioned furniture from Peter Waals for their home Lyndwood in Leicester. Part of the family subsequently moved to Biniemyre in Galashiels. This fine bookcase is mentioned in the schedule of handmade furniture at Biniemyre, in the morning room, item no.34, purchase price £47 17s 6d.