Lot 268
Jim Partridge (British 1953-) §
Stool, 1984
Auction: 28 April 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
stamped J B PARTRIDGE, scorched oak
Dimensions
25cm high, 24.5cm diameter (9 3/4in high, 9 1/2in diameter)
Provenance
Provenance
The Collection of Ann Sutton O.B.E.
Footnote
Literature
Jim Partridge: Woodworker, Crafts Council Gallery, 2 August – 8 October 1989, p. 21 (illustrated).
'The two-seat plank bench, and the warped stool (both included in this sale) were, I thought, the first successful examples of my finding a new language for woodworking. Their surface texture comes straight from the saw milling; the shapes comes from the boards warping as they seasoned; the surfaces were scorched and polished black. They were among the first pieces of furniture that I had finished with this treatment. I had exhibited this work before, but Ann was the first to buy it, to understand, trust and encourage the qualities I was hoping to achieve, and to commission more - my first footbridge - some of the first bleached vessels - and white painted pieces.' (Jim Partridge, 2023)
