Lot 138
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A MATCHED SET OF ELEVEN CHESHIRE/LANCASHIRE ASH AND BIRCH SPINDLE BACK CHAIRS
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A MATCHED SET OF ELEVEN CHESHIRE/LANCASHIRE ASH AND BIRCH SPINDLE BACK CHAIRS

MID 19TH CENTURY

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A MATCHED SET OF ELEVEN CHESHIRE/LANCASHIRE ASH AND BIRCH SPINDLE BACK CHAIRS
MID 19TH CENTURY
Including a set of five, each struck 'JS' to the front leg, with one armchair
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

Lot Essay

A similar chair and this stamp are illustrated in Dr B Cotton, The English Regional Chair, Woodbridge 1990, page 348, fig. NW104 and NW105
The stamp 'JS' may refer to John Steele, a chairmaker, of Hawk Street, Sandbach, Cheshire; or to his uncle of the same name of Middlewich Cheshire

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