Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews; Solar Noon; Unique, 2023 sub-Curios Papier-mâché itself became an industry

Papier-mâché itself became an industry in England in 1772 when Henry Clay of Birmingham took out a patent for its making

The ebonised figural console architectural table having a serpentine demi-lune inset white carrera figured marble top mounted over a above a conforming reticulated frieze well carved with flower heads and interlinking ribbons

They are otherwise in super original condition and all collapse down as designed

Width: 14” (all at extremities)

and to verso ‘Pronto’ having two large sections and ties survives from the first half of the twentieth century

Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews; Solar Noon; Unique, 2023 sub-Curios Papier-mâché itself became an industryOrigin: EnglishPeriod: 21stCProvenance: Direct from the Studio of Hannah Matthews; UniqueDate: c. 2023Height: 18Depth: 8Width: 14 (all at extremities)Ingredients:(1)Oak in a Dragon Head Formation(2)Preserved Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)(3) 19thC Glass & Stained Beech Sand Timer c. 1870Techniques: Traditional Bind Up. Patina; leave unmeddled. See here for an introduction to the collaboration.