A Gordon Russell walnut Utility dressing table designed by W. H. Russell , 1951, with three hinged mirrors above shaped rectangular top with concealed well, over three frieze drawers, on square tapering legs, stamped Russell of Broadway , with trademark, and branded with the Utility mark CC41 -- 48in. (122cm.) wide; and a matching chest , the rectangular top above three graduated drawers, on square tapering legs, stamped Russell of Broadway , with trademark, and branded CC41 -- 36in. (91.5cm.) wide The Civilian Clothing Order of 1941 was intented by the Board of Trade to control the use of raw materials deemed vital to the War Effort, and remained enforced throughout post-war rationing until 1952. In 1942 Gordon Russell was appointed Chairman of the Design Panel of the Utility Furniture Scheme, and as such was responsible for the oversight of furniture production within the restrictions of the Civilian Clothing Order. These two pieces, of which the dressing table is believed to be a prototype, illustrate the transition of Russell of Broadway to the needs of the postwar world by combining progressive styling with innovative and streamlined construction techniques. (2)
A Gordon Russell walnut Utility dressing table designed by W. H. Russell , 1951, with three hinged mirrors above shaped rectangular top with concealed well, over three frieze drawers, on square tapering legs, stamped Russell of Broadway , with trademark, and branded with the Utility mark CC41 -- 48in. (122cm.) wide; and a matching chest , the rectangular top above three graduated drawers, on square tapering legs, stamped Russell of Broadway , with trademark, and branded CC41 -- 36in. (91.5cm.) wide The Civilian Clothing Order of 1941 was intented by the Board of Trade to control the use of raw materials deemed vital to the War Effort, and remained enforced throughout post-war rationing until 1952. In 1942 Gordon Russell was appointed Chairman of the Design Panel of the Utility Furniture Scheme, and as such was responsible for the oversight of furniture production within the restrictions of the Civilian Clothing Order. These two pieces, of which the dressing table is believed to be a prototype, illustrate the transition of Russell of Broadway to the needs of the postwar world by combining progressive styling with innovative and streamlined construction techniques. (2)
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