Furniture and Works of Art including the Peter Coldicott collection of corkscrews. - 9th September 2008

Lot 87

An Anglo-Flemish oak boarded stool

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1400

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Description

An Anglo-Flemish oak boarded stool, c.1575, with ogee aprons having shaped sides on trestle end supports united by a conforming stretcher, on moulded end platforms with later blocks, 25.75in (65.5cm) h, 23.5in (59.5cm) w, 11.75in (30cm) d. There is a nail in the inside edge of one of the supports, probably acting as a hook to hide a purse?