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    Sale 5767

    Oak, Country Furniture, Folk Art, Works of Art and Sculpture

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    12 July 2005

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    • A PAIR OF WEST COUNTRY BLACK P
    Lot 157

    A PAIR OF WEST COUNTRY BLACK PAINTED WINDSOR ARMCHAIRS

    EARLY 20TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 360

    Estimate

    GBP 300 - GBP 500

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    A PAIR OF WEST COUNTRY BLACK PAINTED WINDSOR ARMCHAIRS
    EARLY 20TH CENTURY
    Each struck 'T.MILES BEDMINSTER' and 'S.PRING'
    Each 43in. (110cm.) high (2)

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    Lot Essay

    These chairs are stamped T.MILES. BEDMINSTER BRISTOL (workshop proprietor) and S.Pring (chair maker) on the rear edge of the seat. They are part of a set of eight made for the Library of the Bristol School for the Blind, circa 1920. Six other chairs form part of the Cotton Collection at the Geffrye Museum, London, and are the only known set of maker-provenanced West Country painted Windsors recorded to date.

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    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% 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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