25th Oct, 2022 9:30

Design

 
  Lot 148
 

148

A Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson oak dining suite

A Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson oak dining suite,
comprising:
a refectory table,
with an adzed top, raised on octagonal turned supports, with mouse signature, on sledge supports, united with a stretcher,
183cm wide
86.5cm deep
74cm high,
a pair of Coxwold armchairs,
each with a latticed back, tan leather seat and stud details, each with mouse signature,
52cm wide
56cm deep
106cm high, seat 47cm high, and
six dining chairs,
each with a latticed back, tan leather seat and stud details, each with mouse signature,
44.5cm wide
46cm deep
90cm high, seat 47cm high (9)

Buying this vintage dining table could save up to 0.46 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new.




Take advantage of our Sworders Delivery Service. Please see 'Shipping estimate' below.

Vintage vs New

It has been proven that buying at auction can significantly help you reduce your carbon impact, whilst also extending the life of a perfectly good, fine quality piece of furniture. Not to mention securing you unique style and value for money!

Using the Auction Technology Group’s new fascinating research, completed with independent climate change consultancy Small World Consulting, led by leading carbon metrics expert Mike Berners-Lee (author of two fascinating books ‘There is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years’, and ‘How Bad Are Bananas? The carbon footprint of everything’), we can now demonstrate the carbon savings achieved through the purchase of a range of second-hand items at auction.

With special thanks to the Auction Technology Group. Data and statistics taken from their 2022 Carbon Impact Report.

Sold for £2,800


Condition Report

Table - usage to the top, some wear and rubbing to the finish.
Chairs - seats good overall. Some minor stains and knocks to the frames.
Bought from Robert Thompsons Craftsmen 2014.

 

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Auction: Design, 25th Oct, 2022

Viewing

VIEWING

Viewing will be held at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8GE, as follows:

Fri 21 October, 10am - 5pm 

Sat 22 October, 10am - 1pm 

Sun 23 October, 10am - 1pm 

Mon 24 October, 10am - 5pm 

All lots are, however, extensively illustrated and carry detailed condition reports - see 'Condition report' at the foot of each lot description. 

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Please note that this item is not suitable for a pre-sale automated shipping estimate due to the items weight/size. 

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Buying a pre-loved, antique, or vintage item not only provides you with unique style and value for money but it also helps to reduce landfill, and the annual emissions of an antique or vintage piece can be as little as one sixteenth of those of its new equivalent!

Sworders is proud to be supporting the work of Antiques are Green - the movement that was founded in 2009 to promote “a greener future created from the past”. Read their fascinating carbon footprint study of a Georgian chest of drawers versus a modern equivalent here

 

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