LATE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY WEST COUNTRY

Details

An English oak panel back armchair
Late 17th Century, probably West Country
With carved top rail above a floral marquetry filled panel between fluted uprights, downswept arms, with solid seat and scrolling apron, on block and turned legs joined by moulded stretchers, the seatrail and leg stamped with initials PB
42½in. (108cm.)high, 25in. (64cm.)wide, 20in. (51cm.)deep
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Lot Essay

A similar chair was sold as part of the Mary Bellis Collection Christie's 21 May 1987 lot 123.
The chairs have very distinctive features including scroll carving to the seat-rail, fluted uprights and floral marquetry but to date little seems to be known of their origins.

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