Washstand
Walker and Sons
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Walnut, marble, wicker-work, brass handles
Measurements
74 x 113 x 53 cm
Place of origin
London
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Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540589
Summary
A walnut washstand, English, circa 1890. The rectangular white marble top with three quarter gallery and an arched wicker-work splash-back, above two frieze drawers and ring-turned tapering legs on brass castors, stamped W. WALKER & SONS, BUNCE HILL, LONDON EC. (Splashback (540591) stored elsewhere)
Full description
Walker & Sons were a London firm of cabinet-makers and furnishers, founded in 1848 and later opening a showroom in Bunhill Row, Shoreditch after decades of growth. They were well known for their suites of dining room and bedroom furniture.
Marks and inscriptions
On top edge of drawer: W. WALKER & SONS, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON EC
Makers and roles
Walker and Sons , cabinetmaker