20th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

Spring Sale (Day Two)

 
  Lot 459
 

459

^ A Pair of 17th Century Joined Oak Armchairs, later upholstered and recovered in red velvet,...

^ A Pair of 17th Century Joined Oak Armchairs, later upholstered and recovered in red velvet, the carved top rails above fielded back supports decorated with lozenges and roundels above a carved seat rail, on turned legs joined by a peripheral stretcher, 59cm by 57cm by 124cm Provenance: Purchased from the 1978 sale of the Contents of Gresgarth Hall, Caton, Lancashire

Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 

Chair one - upholstery good. The chair back panel is split. The arm grips with repair with screws added. Rear legs with some splitting. Structurally chair is OK. Chair two - joints are slightly loose and the verso of the chair has later strengthening brackets. Old decay throughout the chair. Section of timber replaced on the right-hand arm under the padded support.

 


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Auction: Spring Sale (Day Two), 20th Mar, 2021

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