Arts and Crafts Oak Table by Heals of London, England circa 1925 (Out of Stock)

£5,000

SKU: C851

Start Date (circa): 1925

Medium: Oak

Label to underside top

Height (framed): 75

Width (framed): 198

Depth (framed): 90

Current condition: Very Good Condition

Country: England

An Arts and Crafts “Tilden Table“ by Heals of London.
Designed by Philip Tilden (1887-1956)
Oak, traces of limed oak on base.
The plank top supported by Round supports with carved delicate collar decoration.
Stretcher and slab feet.
England, circa 1925
75 cm high x 198 cm wide x 90 cm deep

In 1922, architect and avid traditionalist Philip Tilden, was asked by Heal and Sons to develop a table for Winston Churchill at Chartwell.
He improved on an existing Heal’s design to meet Churchill’s (unconventional) desire for a narrower width – believing that a narrow table would encourage more conversation… and what conversations they must have been!
Ambrose Heal liked Tilden’s design so much that, with his permission, he began to produce it with his Heal cabinet makers and sell it in his infamous shop.