Mirror
George Hughes (fl.1929 - 1935)
Category
Furniture
Date
1936
Materials
Walnut veneer, rosewood and mirror glass
Measurements
1295 mm (D)
Place of origin
Oxford
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1652095.1
Summary
Dressing table. 3-Drawer side tiers. Central kneehole, long drawer above. Cabriole legs. Mirror. Glass top. Part of a bedroom suite of furniture made by George Hughes (fl.1929-1935) for Halliday's of Oxford, 1936.
Provenance
Commissioned by Lady Elizabeth Nuffield for Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire from Cecil A. Halliday of Oxford, 1936; Collection of William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
printed ; under base of dressing table door ; 1936. Cecil A. Halaliday, Carver and Cabinet Maker and Dealer in works of art \ 44 Broad Street, Oxford ; on paper label ; seller
Makers and roles
George Hughes (fl.1929 - 1935), maker Cecil A. Halliday, retailer