Lot 300
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AN ASH AND BIRCH OPEN ARMCHAIR, NORTH WEST, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN ASH AND BIRCH OPEN ARMCHAIR, NORTH WEST, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN ASH AND BIRCH OPEN ARMCHAIR, NORTH WEST, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with a wavy toprail and pierced vase splat, flattened shaped arms, upholstered seat (previously rush), on turned legs joined by multiple stretchers
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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.

Lot Essay

Similar chairs are illustrated in Dr B Cotton The English Regional Chair, Woodbridge, 1990, p.364, fig.nw160 and nw161.

A number of such chairs are stamped 'BANCROFT', who were a family business of several generations in the Salford and Liverpool area during the late 18th and early 19th century when the regional chairmaking traditions were influenced by the classical patterns of mahogany chairs in the Hepplewhite and Chippendale style.

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