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Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.
Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.

LOT NO 4

STOCK NO 190997

Mouseman - 1927 oak double ashtray, commissioned by George Bolton solicitor to Robert Thompson, with carved mouse signature, by Robert Thompson of Kilburn

Provenance: George Bolton, Byland House, Moorhead Lane, Shipley, solicitor to Robert Thompson; thence by family descent to his grandson, the present vendor. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, verbally confirmed by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen.

Literature and historical note: Diane Sinnott & Harriet Hunter Smart, Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876-1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer, foreword by Ian Thompson Cartwright, Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p.11. The authors identify George Bolton as the solicitor to Thompson and recipient of Thompson's original 'patent mouse', carved in connection with the registration of his mouse trademark in 1931 and subsequently returned to the Thompson family. This ashtray predates the registration of the mouse trademark and forms part of the same early commission for Bolton.

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Length/Width: 13cm 

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Robert Thompson Mouseman oak double ashtray, dated 1927 and carved with the signature mouse, commissioned by solicitor George Bolton of Byland House, Shipley. Supplied in January 1928 as part of the same delivery as the accompanying fender and armchairs, according to verbal confirmation from Robert Thompson’s Craftsmen.

The ashtray predates the registration of Thompson’s mouse trademark in 1931 and belongs to an early commission for Bolton. Diane Sinnott and Harriet Hunter Smart discuss Bolton’s connection with Thompson in *Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson 1876–1955: Arts & Crafts Furniture Maker & Designer* (Tennants exhibition catalogue, 2016, p. 11), identifying him as Thompson’s solicitor and recipient of the original ‘patent mouse’. Provenance: George Bolton, then by family descent to the present vendor. Offered for sale at auction with Duggleby Auctioneers.


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