A new auction record for a Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson carving has been set.
A rare anthropomorphic ‘Mouseman of Kilburn’ was sold for £13,000 plus buyer’s premium in the 20th Century Design Sale at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn last week.
The mouse craftsman was depicted wearing cap and apron and holding tools and a lattice panel and stood at just at 27cm high.
The carving was part of a private collection of Mouseman carvings and furnishings.
The 30-lot collection sold for a total hammer price of £74,680.
The collection had been put together by a collector from the North of England.
She began collecting in the 1970s and had a passion for the English oak furniture of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson and his craftsmen, frequently visiting the workshop at Kilburn, near Thirsk, over the decades.
Further pieces from the collection included a carving of Mr Toad of Wind in the Willows fame that sold for £10,000, an owl made in 1967 that sold for £7,500, and a 1930s powder bowl and cover that sold for £5,200.
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