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17TH CENTURY
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A Dutch rosewood and ebony folding-chair
17th Century
The rectangular toprail above an arched, pierced back with spirally-turned spindles, above a red velvet seat, on waved X-shaped supports joined by a carved stretcher, restorations; A stained beechwood chair with a waved toprail carved with foliage and dated 1632, above three horizontal splats carved with further foliage, the padded seat covered in polychrome material, on ring-turned legs joined by baluster box-stretchers; And a rosewood chair with shaped toprail carved with a flower-filled basket flanked by birds, surmounted by turned finials, the pierced back filled with spirally-turned spindels, above the caned seat, on turned legs joined by bobbin-turned box-stretchers (3)
17th Century
The rectangular toprail above an arched, pierced back with spirally-turned spindles, above a red velvet seat, on waved X-shaped supports joined by a carved stretcher, restorations; A stained beechwood chair with a waved toprail carved with foliage and dated 1632, above three horizontal splats carved with further foliage, the padded seat covered in polychrome material, on ring-turned legs joined by baluster box-stretchers; And a rosewood chair with shaped toprail carved with a flower-filled basket flanked by birds, surmounted by turned finials, the pierced back filled with spirally-turned spindels, above the caned seat, on turned legs joined by bobbin-turned box-stretchers (3)
Sale room notice
Please note that the chairs illustrated on pages 54 and 55 are from left to right included in lots 121, 122, 123, 120, 121 and 122.