19TH CENTURY

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A MATCHED SET OF NINE ASH 'FAN' OR 'LIVERPOOL' SPINDLE-BACK CHAIRS
19TH CENTURY
Including five early 19th century, two late 19th century (one in birch and one with new toprail), and two early 20th century, re-rushed
See Illustration (9)

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Lot Essay

Gillow's catalogue of 1801 shows a chair of this particular model referred to as a 'Liverpool' chair, perhaps acknowledging that this model was known to be made in the Liverpool area. It is likely that these chairs were made throughout the Lancashire/Cheshire region and a chair bearing the strike of Charles Leicester of Macclesfield, Cheshire, has been recorded. For a further discussion of this group of chairs, see Dr B Cotton, The English Regional Chair, Woodbridge, 1990, pp.355-361.

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