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A LINCOLNSHIRE YEWWOOD, ELM, ASH AND FRUITWOOD WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
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A LINCOLNSHIRE YEWWOOD, ELM, ASH AND FRUITWOOD WINDSOR ARMCHAIR

MID 19TH CENTURY

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A LINCOLNSHIRE YEWWOOD, ELM, ASH AND FRUITWOOD WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
Mid 19th century
With the strike mark 'T.SIMPSON BOSTON' to the edge of the seat, with a pierced central splat and outswept arms on in-curved front support, on ring-turned legs joined by stretchers
36in. (92cm.) high, the seat 20in. (51cm.) wide, 15½in. (39cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Thomas Simpson (fl. 1819-1856) was one of the two windsor chairmakers in Boston in the early 19th century who name-stamped his chairs. See Dr B. Cotton, The English Regional Chair, Woodbridge, 1990, page 138 fig NE129 for a name-stamped stick-back windsor chair and fig. NE130 for a detail of the strike.
To date only one other splat-back windsor chair struck with this makers mark has been recorded:- it is in the V&A Museum collection, though the splat has been replaced.

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