PETER WAALS (1870 - 1937)

waals established discussions involved agreed cabinet-maker moved able owed 1919 mentor received 1870 peter leadership assistance workshop methods ernest gimson designs construction family gimson’s reproduce leicester sapperton veneers chalford foreman barnsley shortly acknowledged working learnt inlaid focused domestic goddard death work university wardrobe circa 1920 oak122cm wide 182.5cm high 60cm deepprovenance millinery works collection.literature design industries association year book 1923 1924 p.15 pl.1note experienced dutch london 1901 responding advertisement times employed hone skills craftsman developed good timber tasked selecting fine specimen woods exotic great debt figures continued traditional reputation legacy friend patterns instead pieces illustrated skilful significant commissions eton college high-profile locals crafts pioneering ‘cotswold protect execution 1937 arts considered tradition’ conscious marquetry