walnut and yew, with sewn parchment shade 52.5cm (20 1/2in) high to fitting, 74cm (29in) high including shade Provenance: With Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London John Minoprio Note: Having served in the Second World War, Hugh Birkett spent a short time at Birmingham School of Furniture before working with Oliver Morel and then Edward Gardiner. In 1949 he set up on his own making domestic and church furniture. Birkett was influenced by the work of Ernest Gimson and moved to Moreton-in-Marsh in 1966 where he mainly worked undertaking commissions.
walnut and yew, with sewn parchment shade 52.5cm (20 1/2in) high to fitting, 74cm (29in) high including shade Provenance: With Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London John Minoprio Note: Having served in the Second World War, Hugh Birkett spent a short time at Birmingham School of Furniture before working with Oliver Morel and then Edward Gardiner. In 1949 he set up on his own making domestic and church furniture. Birkett was influenced by the work of Ernest Gimson and moved to Moreton-in-Marsh in 1966 where he mainly worked undertaking commissions.
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