LATE 16TH CENTURY

Details

AN ENGLISH OAK ARMCHAIR
LATE 16TH CENTURY
The foliate-carved toprail with elaborate scroll and arcaded upper panel, conforming with an arcaded seatrail, raised on later bun feet, back feet spliced
51in. (130cm.) high, 25½in. (65cm.) wide, the seat 16½in. (43cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Though differing in some details, this chair bears considerable similarity in construction, form and material to a small number of chairs made for Sizergh Castle (National Trust) near Kendal, Westmorland. Many items of woodwork in the house, including the chairs, are dated 1570 and 1571, and bear the initials WS for Walter Strickland (who died in 1569, though his widow Alice appears to have continued to use his initials on furnishings which had, perhaps, already been ordered). The use of fine oak timber (possibly of Baltic origin) and well-formed joinery all suggest that the present chair is of similar date and origin. The carved rear face of the crest is an unusual feature, also shared by the Sizergh chairs.

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