ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON RARE EARLY TRIANGULAR CORNER CUPBOARD 

A Rare Early Mouseman Corner Cupboard of triangular form, the exterior constructed with a pair of 10 panelled doors and matching 5 panelled sides, above a raised upstand, the whole piece standing on four shaped octagonal supports one signed with a mouse signature, the interior enclosing three triangular fixed shelves

The exterior fully adzed to all visible areas in line with the best early craftsmanship and fitted and fitted with wrought iron hinges and latch handle

Size: 97 cm wide 68 cm deep 148 cm high including upstand

Circa 1930

Price: SOLD

This piece is from the collection of Robert Lawrie, he commissioned Robert Thompson to make several pieces for his home in the 1930’s and early 1940’s these pieces came on the market at Bonhams in 2012 when we first bought this piece

Robert Lawrie (1903–1982) a British alpine and polar equipment specialist and racing driver Robert was born in Burnley. He trained as a shoe and boot maker at his father’s firm which he later ran

By the late 1920s he had become an accomplished climber and alpinist, and he started to design, manufacture and supply mountaineering boots to his own design. His boots proved popular and he was commissioned to supply boots for the 1933 Everest expedition led by Hugh Ruttledge. He provided boots, climbing and Mountaineering equipment to many expeditions including John Hunt’s successful 1953 Everest campaign