High-backed chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Oak
Measurements
1415 x 595 x 680 mm
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499464
Summary
A dark oak high-backed chair in Tudor style with four carved panels to the back. The top two with ornate carved arches and central stylised leaf motif, the lower two with central eight-petalled flowers surrounded by four leaves. The top section is carved with two mythological sea monsters surmounted by a crown. The front rail of the chair has scroll and floral carving. The arms are slightly curved with scrolled ends. The front legs are turned balusters on bun feet; the back legs are straight.
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