A 19th century fruitwood and elm Mendelsham armchair
East Anglia, circa 1800-1860
The arched stay-rail above flat-rails enclosing pierced ripple-shaped splats, a further crinoline stretcher below attached by a pair of balls, the scroll-ended open arms morticed through the sides of the saddle seat, on baluster-turned legs joined by an H-shaped stretcher centred by decorative ring-turning, 53.5cm wide x 49cm deep x 85cm high, (21" wide x 19" deep x 33" high)
The arched stay-rail above flat-rails enclosing pierced ripple-shaped splats, a further crinoline stretcher below attached by a pair of balls, the scroll-ended open arms morticed through the sides of the saddle seat, on baluster-turned legs joined by an H-shaped stretcher centred by decorative ring-turning, 53.5cm wide x 49cm deep x 85cm high, (21" wide x 19" deep x 33" high)
Sold for
£1,375
inc. premium
Footnotes
- It is unusual for the stay-rail to be arched, invariably these are flat. A highly similar example illustrated Dr. B. Cotton, The English Regional Chair, colour plate 33, p.224.
Category: Furniture
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