Dales or single row spindle back ash rocking armchair. Attributed to the North West. Round front legs tapering towards feet to mortice into rockers, joined by turned stretcher, shaped front and double turned side stretchers, below a rush seat. The round back uprights with single row of four decoratively turned spindles, supported between two round curved cross rails with additional cross rail below, curved shaped arms which mortice into the back upright with turned terminal tenons, plain turned underarm supports. Good overall colour and patination.
1800 -1870
Ref – The English Regional Chair, Bernard D. Cotton, Page 335, Figure NW54
Early 19th Century English winged armchair on rockers. A nursing armchair designed for a mother tending her child. The turned wings attached to the uprights were to support cushions and to keep a tired feeding mother upright. The lower arms were also there to allow required elbow room.
One of my favourite recent customers is sizing down. The quality of her furnishings and home interior is vogue magazine worthy, stunning!
I have advised her of what she should keep and what would suit me to handle and how to disperse everything else.
This week we collected this beautiful harlequin set of 10 dining chairs. We have nearly finished, re-gluing, polishing and waxing all.
A rare harlequin set of ten 18th century English country Hepplewhite elm, ash and fruitwood dining chairs. Comprising of 8 chairs and 2 armchairs.
The camel shaped top rails, above fret-carved centre splats, having upholstered drop in seats, resting on square-block and square-tapered legs, joined by rectangular stretchers.
