Bed base
Khadambi Asalache (Kaimosi c.1935 - London 2006)
Category
Furniture
Date
1980 - 1990
Materials
Pine
Measurements
720 x 1370 x 18 mm
Place of origin
Wandsworth Road, 575
Collection
575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512565.3
Summary
A pine footboard subsequently screwed to the Hypnos double bed. Carved to the top and with a shallow apron of open fretwork, by Khadambi Asalache. The cresting of the footboard with a series of varying circular motifs of similar design above triangular piercings.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.
Makers and roles
Khadambi Asalache (Kaimosi c.1935 - London 2006), maker