An elm beech and fruitwood Windsor armchair, Lincolnshire, mid 19th century

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An elm beech and fruitwood Windsor armchair, Lincolnshire, mid 19th century
with pierced central splat and front ring-turned arm supports, on ring-turned legs joined by later stretchers
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The underarm and leg turning profiles, as well as the lower back splat design indicate that this chair was made in the workshops of George Wilson (fl.1841-1892) on the Manthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincs. See Dr. B Cotton The English Regional Chair, Woodbridge, 1991, pp. 104-107.

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