Chair
W. Walker and Sons.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Mahogany, cane, brass plate
Measurements
84 x 38.5 x 34 cm
Place of origin
Bunhill Row
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Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540588
Summary
A mahogany cane seat chair, English, circa 1890. Labelled W. WALKER & SONS, CABINET MANUFACTURERS, 119 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON EC., with bar toprail and horizontal bar splat, on ring-turned tapering legs joined by multiple stretchers.
Full description
Walker & Sons were a London firm of cabinet-makers and furnishers, founded in 1848 and later opening a showroom in Bunhill Row, Shoreditch after decades of growth. They were well known for their suites of dining room and bedroom furniture.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of seat: W. WALKER & SONS, CABINET MANUFACTURERS, 119 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON EC.
Makers and roles
W. Walker and Sons., cabinet manufacturer