BY D. BURKLE & SON, DATED 1936

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A PAIR OF EDWARD VIII WALNUT HALL BENCHES
BY D. BURKLE & SON, DATED 1936
Each with rectangular back rail with three square flared uprights, above rounded rectangular seat on square legs joined by stretchers, branded 'E.R.VIII' below a crown and stamped '1936' and 'D. BURKLE & SON'
36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 80 in. (203 cm.) wide; 16¼ in. (41 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

The benches may have formed part of the furnishings supplied for the Palace of Westminster at the time of the fitting up of Westminster Hall in February 1936 for 'the Lying-in-State and Funeral of His Majesty King George V and the Accession of His Majesty Edward VIII'.

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