A pair of Charles II oak panel-back open armchairs, Yorkshire
Bradford/Halifax area
Each having a back panel carved with a central lozenge flanked by cross-hatched trilobes and incise carved fleur-de-lys, the cresting of double-scroll outline carved with hung leaves, scroll-carved ears, the downswept open arms on baluster-turned front arm supports, on ball and ring-turned front legs joined by plain stretchers, one with cut-out section to seat and reduced feet, restorations, higher example 58cm wide x 51cm deep x 122.5cm high, (22.5" wide x 20" deep x 48" high) (2)
Each having a back panel carved with a central lozenge flanked by cross-hatched trilobes and incise carved fleur-de-lys, the cresting of double-scroll outline carved with hung leaves, scroll-carved ears, the downswept open arms on baluster-turned front arm supports, on ball and ring-turned front legs joined by plain stretchers, one with cut-out section to seat and reduced feet, restorations, higher example 58cm wide x 51cm deep x 122.5cm high, (22.5" wide x 20" deep x 48" high) (2)
Sold for
£3,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Literature: Victor Chinnery Oak Furniture The British Tradition, p. 474, fig. 4:126, illustrates a comparable armchair.
Category: Furniture
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