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ROBERT THOMPSON Also known as MOUSEMAN (1876-1955)

A Robert "Mouseman" Thompson Oak Rocking Chair (c. 1950 England)

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Item Medium Description

Carved Oak

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

carved mouse signature.

European Dimensions

49.00 cm wide   99.00 cm high   47.00 cm deep

UK/USA Converted Dimensions

19.29 inches wide  38.98 inches high  18.50 inches deep

Current Item Condition

Lovely original condition

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

A Robert "Mouseman" Thompson Oak Rocking Chair, with two lattice panel back, shaped armrests and carved mouse signature.

THOMPSON
Type Artist/Maker
Also known as MOUSEMAN
Country of origin England
Born 1876
Died 1955

Robert Thompson dedicated his life to the craft of carving and joinery in English Oak. He taught himself to use the traditional tools and by 1919 he was experimenting with his own ideas for producing furniture based on the English styles of the 17th Century.

Now the famous mouse symbol, found on every item crafted by Robert Thompson’s has an uncertain history. The story told by Robert Thompson himself is that one of his craftsmen remarked that they “We all as poor as church mice” Whereupon Robert carved a mouse on the church screen he was working on. That particular mouse has never been found but it has continued as a trade mark of quality and dedication to craftsman ever since.
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Holly Johnson Antiques
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Cheshire
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