Sale 5767
London, South Kensington
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12 July 2005
Price realised
GBP 1,440
Estimate
A CHESHIRE OAK ARMCHAIR LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY With stylised floral panel and scroll-carved toprail 40in. (102cm.) high, the seat 24in. (61cm.) wide, 15in. (38cm.) deep
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Chairs with similar carved pnaels and proportions are illustrated in Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge, 1979, pp.482-484.
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