拍品 95
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A WEST COUNTRY LATE GEORGE III OAK SETTLE of convex outline, the panelled back centred by a pair of doors above a solid seat with flat scroll arms on turned supports, the panelled base centred by a pair of doors, possibly Yealmpton, the reverse with trade label of W. STEVENS, RIDGEWAY, PLYMOUTH inscribed in ink.. Montague Eliot Esqv./Port Eliot/St. Germans/Cornwall, one side section of cornice detached

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A WEST COUNTRY LATE GEORGE III OAK SETTLE of convex outline, the panelled back centred by a pair of doors above a solid seat with flat scroll arms on turned supports, the panelled base centred by a pair of doors, possibly Yealmpton, the reverse with trade label of W. STEVENS, RIDGEWAY, PLYMOUTH inscribed in ink.. Montague Eliot Esqv./Port Eliot/St. Germans/Cornwall, one side section of cornice detached
74in. (188cm.) wide; 73¼in. (186cm.) high; 22½in. (57cm.) deep

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The curved movable settle with grocery-storage cupboard below the seat and high bacon-cupboard above were a common feature of Devon and West Country vernacular interiors well into this century. The curve was intended to trap the heat of the fire rather than to reflect any architectural feature. A related settle is illustrated in C. Gilbert, English Vernacular Furniture 1750-1900, Yale, 1991, p.46, pl.64