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Lot Essay
The National Museum of Wales at St. Fagans has several examples of chairs with panelled backs, but in the main these are joined chairs. This example, made as a Windsor chair, is an extremely rare form.
The arms mortice into the outer frame of the back. The flat under-arm front supports are made in the manner of some early Thames Valley windsors, but have a decorative profile which is echoed in much Welsh and Borders furniture. The massive seat is made of hill-grown oak, as are the legs, which, in common with many Celtic 'stick' chairs, are not connected by stretchers. The chair is a remarkably original example of a Welsh 18th century fireside chair, bearing all the hallmarks of use, but without material damage.
Dr.B.D.Cotton.
The arms mortice into the outer frame of the back. The flat under-arm front supports are made in the manner of some early Thames Valley windsors, but have a decorative profile which is echoed in much Welsh and Borders furniture. The massive seat is made of hill-grown oak, as are the legs, which, in common with many Celtic 'stick' chairs, are not connected by stretchers. The chair is a remarkably original example of a Welsh 18th century fireside chair, bearing all the hallmarks of use, but without material damage.
Dr.B.D.Cotton.