Lot Essay
The use of solid cherry for an entire chair is most unusual at this period. Sutton Place is a Tudor manor house built in 1530 for Sir Richard Weston.
LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
A CHARLES II CHERRY ARMCHAIR
LATE 17TH CENTURY
The back-panel within a moulded frame and below a shaped crest, on ring-turned legs with square stretchers, replaced seat
41 in. (104 cm.) high; the seat 17 in. (43 cm.) high, 21½ in. (55 cm.) wide, 14¼ in. (36 cm.) deep
LATE 17TH CENTURY
The back-panel within a moulded frame and below a shaped crest, on ring-turned legs with square stretchers, replaced seat
41 in. (104 cm.) high; the seat 17 in. (43 cm.) high, 21½ in. (55 cm.) wide, 14¼ in. (36 cm.) deep
Provenance
Sutton Place, Surrey.
The Age of Oak and Walnut, Sotheby's London, 14 September 2005, lot 138.
The Age of Oak and Walnut, Sotheby's London, 14 September 2005, lot 138.
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