Lot 298
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A SET OF THREE YEWWOOD AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIRS, PROBABLY WEST COUNTRY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A SET OF THREE YEWWOOD AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIRS, PROBABLY WEST COUNTRY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF THREE YEWWOOD AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIRS, PROBABLY WEST COUNTRY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each with a pierced central splat, arms with inswept single support and scroll terminal detail, on ring-turned legs joined by a crinoline stretcher, one leg replaced
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Lot Essay

Although these chairs superficially would appear to be of a typical Thames Valley model, there are several pointers to a West Country origin. These include a heavier profile, an unrecorded pierced arrangement in the splat and the fact that the spindles are shaved as opposed to turned.

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