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An ash and elm Windsor armchair, Nottinghamshire, mid 19th century
with pierced central splat, solid seat and ring-turned legs joined by a crinolene stretcher, stamped F. Walker, Rockley
Frederick Walker, the longest serving of the Rockley Chairmakers in Nottinghamshire worked alongside William Wheatland and George Nicholson until he became Workshop owner sometime between 1841 and 1848. He continued working until about 1871
See The English Regional Chair, Bernard Cotton, Woodbridge, 1990, p.186 for a fuller discussion of the Rockley Tradition
with pierced central splat, solid seat and ring-turned legs joined by a crinolene stretcher, stamped F. Walker, Rockley
Frederick Walker, the longest serving of the Rockley Chairmakers in Nottinghamshire worked alongside William Wheatland and George Nicholson until he became Workshop owner sometime between 1841 and 1848. He continued working until about 1871
See The English Regional Chair, Bernard Cotton, Woodbridge, 1990, p.186 for a fuller discussion of the Rockley Tradition