Lot 111
111
A SET OF SIX FRUITWOOD AND ELM MENDLESHAM CHAIRS
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A SET OF SIX FRUITWOOD AND ELM MENDLESHAM CHAIRS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF SIX FRUITWOOD AND ELM MENDLESHAM CHAIRS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with line-inlaid back centred with a pierced splat and set with laburnum ball decoration, minor differences (6)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

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Lot Essay

This distinctive type of Windsor chair is called 'Mendlesham' after the village of Mendlesham in Suffolk where, by oral tradition, this type of windsor chair was made. It is particularly unusual to find such a long set so well matched.

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