A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY WINDSOR ARMCHAIR

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY WINDSOR ARMCHAIR

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM BIRCH & CO, HIGH WYCOMBE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the reeded toprail above a vase shaped splat and turned spindles, the saddle seat on spiral ribbed legs united by a crinoline stretcher

Catalogue Note

The firm of William Birch & Co. was established in High Wycombe in the 1840s. The firm were pioneers in producing high quality Windsor chairs employing the leading designers of the day. They exhibited at the St. Louis International Exhibition in 1904 and supplied Liberty of London. See Christie's, 6th April 2000, lot 278 for a similar chair.