An Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Elm Dining Table by Phil Coles c. 2015. A very unusual and decorative table., Round tables are far more sociable that typical rectangular ones, allowing everyone to see and talk to each other, and more flexible in terms of seating numbers and positions. Featuring:

• Solid Elm and Burr Elm throughout.

• Four live edge and burr supports joined by a cross stretcher and sledge feet.

• Circular top made out of four continuous pieces of very well figured elm with cleated ends and exposed pegs.

Approximate dimensions are:

• Overall Diameter 1380mm (4 feet 6 1/4 inches).

• Overall Height 750mm (2 feet 5 1/2 inches).

c. 2015.

Excellent condition with very rich colour and grain. A few marks and dints discoverable upon close inspection. If you wish to have further specific photographs or talk to us for a more detailed condition report then please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Elm is a light to medium coloured timber with a decorative grain. It has a strong interlocking grain structure, and consequently high resistance to splitting, decay and water damage. Used correctly it finishes into delightful character furniture.

The Cotswold School was a development of the Arts and Craft Movement started largely by Ernest Gimson and the brothers Sidney and Ernest Barnsley. The furniture is instantly recognisable with its simple lines, attention to the finest of details, and use of beautiful materials. Cotswold School designs were crafted from local materials using traditional tools and techniques and with decorative details derived largely from utilitarian elements: exposed joinery, unusual panels, interesting pulls and latches crafted either from wood or from metal using traditional smithing techniques, and close attention to form as well as to wood grain and pattern. Where decorative details were added they generally took the form of traditional embellishment such as exposed joints, chamfered edges and chip carved edge details. The style was embraced and developed by other designers and craftsmen including Gordon Russell, Stanley Webb Davies in Cumbria, Sid Barnsley's son Edward, Arthur Romney Green in Hampshire, Robin Nance in St Ives and Ambrose Heal are a handful of such men out of many. The best developed their own style within the established tradition.