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Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson of Kilburn Solid Oak Dining Table and Eight Chairs

Name: Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson of Kilburn Solid Oak Dining Table and Eight Chairs
Brand: Robert Thompson
Rating: 4.9 (29 reviews)

$17,767.79List Price

About the Item

A magnificent Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson of Kilburn 'Light Fume' solid English oak dining table and Eight 'Mouseman' chairs, the refectory table seats eight people in comfort, with plenty of room for place settings, table decorations and candles, with its oval hand adzed top on two carved octagonal legs joined by a single chamfered stretcher at floor level signed with a Mouse carving, the eight chairs having a carved lattice panel back and octagonal front legs supporting Bradley tapestry covered seats again each chair signed with the trademark Mouse, the table and chairs are offered in superb condition with no faults whatsoever. Background Robert Thompson was born in Kilburn in North Yorkshire on 7th May 1876, the son of John Thompson the village joiner, carpenter, and wheelwright. After a period of engineering apprenticeship, which he felt was penal servitude, he returned to work alongside his father. Robert was influenced by the work of William Bromflet, a medieval woodcarver whose original plans and drawings of bench ends were later acquired and used by Robert himself. In November 1895 John Thompson died, aged 62, leaving Robert responsible for the business of a jobbing carpenter. In 1905 Robert married and in 1906 had a daughter. During the next twenty years Robert developed his skills as a carpenter and stonemason. In 1919 Robert accepted his first commission from Father Paul Neville of Ambleforth. More commissions followed and by 1925 Robert had six men working for him. In 1928 he received his first commission from the USA for a dining table and four chairs and had expanded his workforce to ten craftsmen. By 1934 the craftsmen had increased to 30 and the workshop enlarged. Robert Thompson's trademark mouse first appeared circa 1920, and was subsequently modified in 1930 to remove the front legs which were prone to breaking off. The mouse is an important identifier in assessing the age of a piece of furniture, as well as the degree of adzing, color, and patina. Robert Thompson's did not necessarily put a mouse on every item they produced. Each piece of furniture is entirely handmade and is the sole responsibility of one craftsman from selection of timber (only naturally seasoned English oak is used) to the final coat of wax, including the individual mouse. The final color is achieved by the fuming process and can vary from light to dark depending on the required color. Fuming wood is a technique used during the Arts & Crats movement in the early 1900s. Gustav Stickley, a maker of Mission furniture, preferred fuming because it accentuates the medullary ray fleck pattern that quarter-sawn white oak is known for. The fuming process causes the ammonia fumes to react with the tannic acid in the seasoned oak and produce the characteristic color. Initially the color is grey like, but over time (many years) this develops to a rich golden brown. Exposure to sunlight will cause the rich color to fade. Regular waxing is always needed to keep the wood nourished. The seasoning, sawing, and adzing techniques make the medullary rays in the oak an attractive feature. With quarter-sawn oak, the attractive glassy ray-fleck cells are colored by the fuming process, yet retain a muted contrast with the rest of the wood. Fuming tends to color everything uniformly, leaving the wood more natural looking, whereas the use of stain on open porous wood like oak allows the pores to collect stain making them dark in contrast to the surrounding wood. The actual assembly of a piece of furniture also follows a centuries old tradition in that all mortise and tenon joints are doweled for strength and stability using oak dowels, which each craftman makes himself as part of the production process. Older chairs often suffer from loose joints where the original glue has failed. Removal of the old dowels, in order to reglue the joints, can be very time consuming and hence expensive to effect repairs. Final finishing is normally a coat of wax, unless the surface is to be protected from moisture (eg table tops) when polyurethane varnish is used. Bespoke Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Dining table Eight chairs Solid oak Bradley tapestry seats Investment Practical and beautiful Dimensions table: Height 29” inches Length 84” inches Depth 39" (widest point) Dimensions chairs: Height 33” inches (floor to seat 18" inches) Width 17.5” inches Depth 17" inches.

Creator:
Robert Thompson (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 84 in (213.36 cm)Depth: 39 in (99.06 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 9
Style:
Aesthetic Movement (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Oak
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1970s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Longdon, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU183238534723

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