Lot 277
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An ash and elm Windsor armchair, North East, early 19th century
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An ash and elm Windsor armchair, North East, early 19th century

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An ash and elm Windsor armchair, North East, early 19th century
with a pierced fret beechwood splat, arms with scroll terminals and ring-turned front supports, on ring-turned and shaped legs joined by a crinolene stretcher
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

This chair is almost certainly a worksop chair, very much in the style of the John Gabbitass workshop. It is an example of the most elaborate for of Windsor in the Notthingamshire tradition; however, it is most unusual that it is made of ash instead of the prized yew.

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