RARE LARGE EARLY 17TH CENTURY OAK WAINSCOT/MASTERS ARMCHAIR
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A RARE AND SUPERB EARLY TO MID 17THC OAK AND FIELD WALNUT WAINSCOT ARMCHAIR C1640.SIMILAR CHAIRS WITH LUNETTE CARVING BELOW THE SEAT ARE I LLUSTRATED IN V. CHINNERY,S BOOK THE TRADITIONS OF OAK. HE ATTRIBUTES THEM TO THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE AREA DATING FROM THE EARLY 17THC TO MID 17THC .
THE CHAIR IS SUBSTANTIAL AND MEASURES 105CMS H 57CMS WIDE AND 46CMS DEEP.
THE COLOUR IS RICH AND DEEP WITH A WONDERFUL PATINA WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITH GREAT AGE.
AS CHAIRS WERE RARE IN THE LATE TUDOR PERIOD AND LATER THIS WAS MADE FIR AN OWNER OF GRE
AT IMPORTANCE.
OF COURSE A CHAIR OF THIS AGE HAS REPAIRS. THE BACK HAS A STRENGTHENING BATON PUT ON PROBABLY IN THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY. AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SEAT BASE WAS REPLACED .
ALL CARVING IS ORIGINAL AND DATING AT LEAST TO THE 1630,S.
°A GENUINE RARITY .ONE OF THE FINEST ARM CHAIRS WE HAVE OWNED IN 50 YEARS OF TRADING.
UK DELIVERY INCLUDED
ESTABLISHED IN1977
ALL FORMS OF PAYMENTS INCLUDING CCS ETC
ALL CREDIT CARDS AND PAYPAL ACCEPTED
ALL ITEMS BACKED BY LAPADA GUARANTEE
ALL CONSUMER RIGHTS OBSERVED
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