Lot 133
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A West Midlands ash and cane armchair
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A West Midlands ash and cane armchair

MID 19TH CENTURY

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A West Midlands ash and cane armchair
Mid 19th Century
With low ladder back, the arms continuing through caned seat to upper stretcher, the turned legs joined by multiple stretchers, the back left upright stamped KERRY
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Lot Essay

This strike refers to the Kerry family of chair makers (fl. 1820-1861) who were chair turners of Evesham, Worcestershire. Numerous examples of their ladder back chairs are recorded, including one other known example of this design, now belonging to the Geffrye Museum as part of the Cotton collection. See Dr B Cotton, The English Regional Chair Woodbridge, 1990, pg 288-294 for other examples.

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