Lot Essay
On loan to Aston Hall, Birmingham, until December 1997.
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THAMES VALLEY, MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
AN ASH AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
Thames Valley, mid-18th Century
The scrolled and eared toprail centered by a scallop-shell, with solid vase-shaped splat, flanked by arms with scroll terminals and stepped incurved arm-supports, solid seat, on cabriole legs, the underside inscribed in white paint, '97-/', restorations, lacking one bracket, the feet tipped
Thames Valley, mid-18th Century
The scrolled and eared toprail centered by a scallop-shell, with solid vase-shaped splat, flanked by arms with scroll terminals and stepped incurved arm-supports, solid seat, on cabriole legs, the underside inscribed in white paint, '97-/', restorations, lacking one bracket, the feet tipped
Literature
S. Bland, Take a Seat, The History of Parker Knoll, 1834-1994, Frome, 1995, illustrated p. 110.