Lot Essay
A very similar spinning wheel is illustrated in Ralph Edwards, 'The Dictionary of English Furniture', Country Life, Revised Ed. 1954, vol.III, p.143, fig.6.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN ENGLISH BOUDOIR SPINNING WHEEL
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
In walnut, fruitwood, mahogany and oak, with metal wheel, the shelf with remains of painted decoration and previously with a drawer, and inscribed in ink 'Bonce'
47in. (120cm.) high, 18in. (45cm.) wide, the base 15½in. (39cm.) deep, the wheel 10in. (25cm.) diameter
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
In walnut, fruitwood, mahogany and oak, with metal wheel, the shelf with remains of painted decoration and previously with a drawer, and inscribed in ink 'Bonce'
47in. (120cm.) high, 18in. (45cm.) wide, the base 15½in. (39cm.) deep, the wheel 10in. (25cm.) diameter
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