Sale 8563
London, South Kensington
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3 November 1999
Price realised
GBP 2,185
Estimate
An oak and upholstered easy chair, English, mid 17th century now covered with 17th century turkeywork (restorations), with rectangular back and seat, on turned column supports and block and ring-turned legs joined by stretchers, strengthened beneath See Illustration
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This chair retains its original S.W. Wolsey. Ltd. tag with handwritten details and price code; on the reverse is another later script and a date 1958.
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