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Lot 196TP
A harlequin set of eight carved oak side chairs or 'joined backstools' late 17th century and later, South Yorkshire/Derbyshire
15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£1,500 - £2,000
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A harlequin set of eight carved oak side chairs or 'joined backstools'
late 17th century and later, South Yorkshire/Derbyshire
Each chair with differing interlaced carving and ornament, all with scroll carved decoration, on bobbin or block-and-baluster turned legs, of various proportions, the tallest chair: 46cm wide x 42cm deep x 110cm high, (18in wide x 16 1/2in deep x 43in high) (8)
Each chair with differing interlaced carving and ornament, all with scroll carved decoration, on bobbin or block-and-baluster turned legs, of various proportions, the tallest chair: 46cm wide x 42cm deep x 110cm high, (18in wide x 16 1/2in deep x 43in high) (8)
Footnotes
The various chairs or 'joined backstools' which altogether comprise the offered lot are similar to several individual examples illustrated in V. Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, 1984, Woodbridge, fig.'s 4:139, 4:140, 4:141 and 4:142, pp.'s 478-479. These comparables are described as being of South Yorkshire origin and are all dated to the period 1670-1700.