An oak ‘Fine Feathers’ pier mirror, designed by Ambrose Heal for Heal's & Son, the arched top inlaid in rosewood and pewter with a peacock, with a rectangular plate, 73cm wide 160.5cm high This pier mirror is one of the rarest parts of the 'Fine, Feathers' suite and Oliver Heal records only seven examples being sold between 1900 and 1907. Featuring the stylised peacock in pewter inlay and with curves reminiscent of Charles Voysey, this early Ambrose Heal design reflects the variety of, influences that he was absorbing at the time and his own unique interpretation, which resulted in one of the finest Arts and Crafts bedroom suites. First exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1899, this was one of Heal's first, attempts at elaborate exhibition quality furniture. See Oliver S Heal, 'Sir Ambrose Heal and the Heal Cabinet Factory, 1897-1939', 2014.
An oak ‘Fine Feathers’ pier mirror, designed by Ambrose Heal for Heal's & Son, the arched top inlaid in rosewood and pewter with a peacock, with a rectangular plate, 73cm wide 160.5cm high This pier mirror is one of the rarest parts of the 'Fine, Feathers' suite and Oliver Heal records only seven examples being sold between 1900 and 1907. Featuring the stylised peacock in pewter inlay and with curves reminiscent of Charles Voysey, this early Ambrose Heal design reflects the variety of, influences that he was absorbing at the time and his own unique interpretation, which resulted in one of the finest Arts and Crafts bedroom suites. First exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1899, this was one of Heal's first, attempts at elaborate exhibition quality furniture. See Oliver S Heal, 'Sir Ambrose Heal and the Heal Cabinet Factory, 1897-1939', 2014.
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