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The Basket Maker signed 'Stanley Anderson' (lower right); numbered 'Ed:50' and titled to the mount engraving 18.5 x 18cm; The Smith signed 'Stanley Anderson' (lower right); numbered 'Ed:65' and titled to the mount 19 x 20.5cm (2)

Footnote: The basket maker, William Youens Fleet, of nearby Thame, is shown sitting at his lapboard weaving a half bushel basket. Traditional basket making tools, including a wooden rapping iron, picking knife and bodkin can be seen surrounding Mr Youens Fleet. Blacksmith, Rupert Timms, and his father, Ralph, of Aston Clinton, are the subject of The Smith. Typically working in pairs, the Timms descended from a long line of farriers. After the Second World War, smithing work was in decline and Rupert Timms began to diversify into ornamental metalworking. In a later engraving, Rupert can be seen forging a garden gate, surrounded by objects, including farrier’s hand tools and a tripod, which can be similarly observed in The Smith.

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