A YEW AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIR

THAMES VALLEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A YEW AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
Thames Valley, late 18th Century
The hoop back with pierced vase-shaped splat, slightly outswept arms and incurved supports, above a solid shaped seat, on cabriole legs, joined by a crinoline stretcher, branded 'THP', the underside inscribed in white paint '130/3676' and in chalk '3/3676/22', restorations, one small stretcher and one arm-support replaced

AND A MAHOGANY WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
West Country, late 18th Century
With hoop back and pierced splat, the slightly outswept arms with incurved supports, above a solid waisted seat, on cabriole legs, joined by H-shaped stretchers, the underside inscribed in white paint '652/6262' and 'PK ROT 2', restorations, the hoop back, arms and spindles replaced (2)

Provenance

The Parker Knoll records state that the first chair was acquired from Davis prior to 1911 and the second chair was acquired from J. D. P prior to July 1930.

Literature

The second first: A.E. Reviers Hopkins, 'Eighteenth Century Windsor Chairs', Old Furniture, November, 1928, illustrated, p. 155, fig. 14.

Exhibited

The second chair: London, Phillips, The Frederick Parker Collection, 2-27 August, 1996, p. 29, fig. 21.

Lot Essay

A related example of the first chair pattern is illustrated in B. D. Cotton, The English Regional Chair, Woodbridge, 1990, p. 46, fig. TV128. The brand 'THP' is more likely to indicate the initials of the owner than the initials of the maker.

Although the second chair appears characteristic of the Thames Valley, the exaggerated waisted seat and the back legs turned to simulate bamboo, place it firmly in the West Country tradition.

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