Hennekin, Simon (1749-1776)
Hennekin, Simon
London; carver and gilder (fl. 1749-76)
Addresses given at Wardour Street in 1749, and Edward Street, opposite Broad Street, Soho, 1763–76.
CARVING and GILDING either in the Building Ship Sign or Furniture way executed with the utmost expedition at Reasonable Prices by SIMON HENNEKIN. Carver and Gilder, in Edward Street Opposite Broad Street, Soho, LONDON. N.B. Frames all sorts made in the neatest taste, 1766 [Heal,32.31]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
A dressing table looking-glass, c. 1775, is labelled with the Edward Street address (illus. Gilbert (1996), fig. 490).
Source: DEFM; Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840 (1996).
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.
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