Book trough
Category
Furniture
Date
1900 - 1949
Materials
Walnut
Measurements
69 x 76 x 52 cm
Place of origin
England
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101611
Summary
A walnut book stand, English, first half 20th century, the angled, pierced trough top with cut-out handles, supported on baluster form turned supports, set on cross rails with cabriole legs and club feet, joined by a plank stretcher/shelf.
Provenance
Chartwell was purchased by Winston Churchill in 1922 and for the next 40 years it was the family home. Presented to the National Trust in 1946, Winston and Clementine Churchill continued to live there until 1965 when it was relinquished to the management of the National Trust. Much of the contents of Chartwell were accepted by the Treasury in payment of death duty and retained in the house. Lady Churchill also gifted many pieces and others are on loan from the Churchill family.