Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th July 2021
Lot 3
A PAIR OF JAMES II OAK SLAT BACK CHAIRS
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £380
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Description
A PAIR OF JAMES II OAK SLAT BACK CHAIRS
C.1685
each with a leaf carved and scroll surmount, with punched star decoration, with turned uprights and a panelled seat with a conforming carved front stretcher (2)
Provenance
By repute, purchased from Avon Antiques, Bradford-on-Avon.
Literature
See Tobias Jellinek, Early British Chairs and Seats, 1500-1700, pp.307-311 for similar examples.