LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A WELSH OAK STICK-BACK THREE- LEG ARMCHAIR
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With natural branch toprail and front supports cut to emulate ring-turnings
24in. (73cm.) high, the seat 25in. (64cm.) wide, 15in. (38cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

This Welsh chair has exceptionally sculptural qualities, where the naturally shaped arm bow is set high from the seat in the manner of many self-made Celtic Windsors, and is supported on hand-shaped spindles which have clear facets created by a draw-knife. The unusual front spindles are hand cut to create multiple rings. Underneath the seat the roughly cleft surface has been partially levelled with a side axe and a gouge, marks which serve to emphasise the sculptural qualities of this chair and brings us in closer contact with the physical processes of making this chair.

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