Two rare James I joined oak panel-back open armchairs, made ensuite, West Country, circa 1620 (2) image 1

Two rare James I joined oak panel-back open armchairs, made ensuite, West Country, circa 1620 (2) image 2

Lot 40^TP

Two rare James I joined oak panel-back open armchairs, made ensuite, West Country, circa 1620

The Contents of Glyn Cywarch - The Property of Lord Harlech

29 March 2017, 10:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

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Two rare James I joined oak panel-back open armchairs, made ensuite, West Country, circa 1620

Each having a leaf S-scroll carved top rail and integral double-scroll carved cresting centred by three delicate carved flowerheads and jointed over the carved back uprights and scroll-carved ears, the back panel boldly carved with a stylized floral bouquet within a leaf-scroll carved arcade, the scroll-over ends of each downswept arm with an unusual right-angle lower profile extending beyond the inverted-baluster underarm support, the boarded seat above chain-carved rails, raised on inverted-baluster and reel-turned front legs, joined by rectangular-section stretchers all round, 62.5cm wide x 55cm deep x 128cm high, (24.5in wide x 21.5in deep x 50in high) (2)

Footnotes

There are differences in the treatment of the carved design to each armchair, but they were undoubtedly produced in the same workshop, at the same time. There are also significant similarities to Lots 41 and 42

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