A Heal & Co St Ives oak dressing table designed by Sir Ambrose Heal, rectangular with two-drawers, on tapering squared legs, the top with adjustable mirror and two tapering candlesticks with polished iron sconces, patinated iron drawer pulls, stamped mark to drawer, 147cm. high 107cm wide. Provenance Private collection. Literature Oliver S Heal Sir Ambrose Heal and the Heal Cabinet Factory, Oblong Books, page 152 for a St Ives Dressing Chest illustrated.

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