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A SCOTTISH STAINED PINE, BEECH AND STRAW CHILD'S ARMCHAIR
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A SCOTTISH STAINED PINE, BEECH AND STRAW CHILD'S ARMCHAIR

ORKNEY, EARL 20TH CENTURY

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A SCOTTISH STAINED PINE, BEECH AND STRAW CHILD'S ARMCHAIR
ORKNEY, EARL 20TH CENTURY
With a curved back above solid seat
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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Straw backed chairs from Orkney are one of the most distinctive forms of British regional chair. The native black oaks produce the straw used in the manufacture of many kinds of domestic items. There was a major producer of these chairs, David Munro Kirkness (1855-1936). He produced some 14,000 chairs in his working life. Many examples from his workshop found favour in London and other metropolitan centres, and were shown in housing exhibitions promoted by major stores