SALES ARCHIVE

AN EXTREMELY RARE LATE 17TH CENTURY OAK WAINSCOT ARMCHAIR, INITIALLED AND DATED G.I .1680.

THE STURDY SHAPED AND CARVED ARM SUPPORTS AND LEGS ARE INCREDIBLY UNUSUAL. IT HAS TWIN ROWS OF WELL DEFINED RUN MOULDINGS ALONG THE SEAT RAILS, UPRIGHTS AND CRESTING RAIL. AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SPLATS, ALL WITH ZIG ZAG AND CIRCLE PUNCHWORK DECORATION. THE SEAT IS AN OLD REPLACEMENT AND MINOR REPAIR TO ONE ARM JOINT.
ILLUSTRATED IN "EARLY BRITISH CHAIRS AND SEATS 1500-1700. TOBIAS JELLINEK. PAGE 88 PLATE 82.
A VERY SUBSTANTIAL CHAIR.
47" HIGH X 24" WIDE.
STOCK NO 961.


Dimensions:
Height: 47 inches (119.4 cms)
Width: 24 inches (61.0 cms)

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