A Yew wood coffee table by Jeremy Green, signed and dated 1997, with boxwood and bog oak inlays (and plate glass top).
Provenance: Private Collection, Cotswolds, UK.
Jeremy Green, born 1951 the year of The Festival of Britain, grew up in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Despite his surroundings and the strong traditions of cabinet making in the area, it wasn’t until he studied at the University of Liverpool that he fell in love with the Arts & Crafts movement through his reading in the university library. He went on to gain an honours degree in Archaeology, Ancient History and Egyptology. On his return to the Cotswolds, he joined Oliver Morel (1916-2003) in his Moreton in Marsh workshop as a trainee. He then set up a workshop at his parents house Crofts Brook in Campden. He worked to private commissions, also selling at a gallery in Chipping Campden and local exhibitions. He became a well known figure in the town, and was the owner and editor of the Campden Bulletin for over 30 years.
An accompanying letter penned in the cabinet maker’s hand, notes ‘Yew wood table, Yew wood from Dover’s Hill, yellow boxwood from Stanway, black bog oak from the fenland…’.
