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William George Simmonds (designer/maker)

Ducklings carved in boxwood with ebony inlay and on a laburnum stand by William Simmonds. Born in Istanbul, Simmonds studied painting under Walter Crane at the Royal College of Art. During World War One he was a draughtsman working on tank and aircraft design. Simultaneously he took up carving and puppet-making and made friends with artists involved in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He and his wife Eve, an embroiderer, moved to Oakridge Lynch near Cirencester in 1919.

1950 - 1950

Arts & Crafts

boxwood, laburnum, ebony

carved, inlaid

W.G.S.