Lot Essay
An armchair of the same period, with similar carved diamond and foliate decoration is illustrated, Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition, Suffolk, 1995, p. 476, figs. 4:130 and 4:131.
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LEEDS AREA, YORKSHIRE, BASICALLY LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE CARVED ELEMENTS LATER EMBELLISHED,
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AN ENGLISH OAK AND ELM BOX SETTLE,
Leeds Area, Yorkshire, Basically late 17th/Early 18th Century, the carved elements later embellished,
The rectangular panelled back carved with chevrons, floral and foliate motifs over a loose cushion covered in gold velvet above a double hinged seat enclosing a storage compartment, over a panelled base, formerly with caps at feet
49¾in. (126cm.) high, 75in. (190.5cm.) wide, 18¾in. (47.5cm.) deep
Leeds Area, Yorkshire, Basically late 17th/Early 18th Century, the carved elements later embellished,
The rectangular panelled back carved with chevrons, floral and foliate motifs over a loose cushion covered in gold velvet above a double hinged seat enclosing a storage compartment, over a panelled base, formerly with caps at feet
49¾in. (126cm.) high, 75in. (190.5cm.) wide, 18¾in. (47.5cm.) deep