Re selling on consignment. Sold these to Dorothy many years ago. Enjoying having them again and to sell for her now.
A rare pair of Robert “Mouseman” Thompson English oak Arts and Crafts side chairs.
The pollard oak panelled backs above original well patinated leather seats resting on octagonal tapered front legs. Both with the original hard carved mouse.
Robert “Mouseman” Thompson 1876-1955 Kilburn, Yorkshire was a prolific maker of the 1930’s producing traditional handcrafted English oak furniture. He used a mouse as his signature and trademark, hence the nickname.
An exceptional late 18th Century English elm country Chippendale occasional chair. The well shaped top rail having a long central shaped double scroll, terminating into unusually shaped scrolled ears. Flowing into a fret shaped central splat, joined to a bold shoe rail, with a drop in upholstered seat. Having Queen Anne style cabriole legs on pad feet.
The bowed top rail above a fret carved vase centre splat and waisted side supports on an upholstered seat, square tapered legs terminating in moulded capitols joined by a centre ‘H’ stretcher (Note: These chairs need the later coloured varnish carefully removed and refinished and waxed to show the real beauty).
An unusual 18th Century English country Hepplewhite fruitwood side chair.
The flat top rail and tapered side supports framing the attractive fret carved urn shaped centre splat, having a modern upholstered seat resting on square corner moulded legs.
Late 18th Century English ash spindle back side chair.
The round turned front legs having ring turned decoration to both ends, joined by double elliptical turned strechers, matched to side and rear. Having a rush seat and round back uprights with shaped tops and triple ring decoration housing three horizontal elliptical turned spindles with three vertical to the centre.
Unusual late 18th Century English country Chippendale ash, elm and oak occasional chair.
The shaped top rail having a shell carved central motive above a well shaped fret carved center splat, resting on a deep shoe brace support on a well grained two plank seat. Having the original oak applied cushion holders on square section legs jointed by rectangular stretchers.
A rare pair of late 18th Century English chestnut country Hepplewhite side chairs.
The well pronounced arched stay rail and waisted back uprights supporting the exceptional vase shaped fret carved centre splate having slight leaf, floral and scroll carvings above the serpentine shaped upholstered seat, resting on square tapered front legs joined by an ‘H’ stretcher.
1790 – 1820
Note: Over my 33 years in the trade I have never seen a chestnut Hepplewhite period chair.
A pair of late 17th Century oak side chairs, North West England.
Each with rectangular scroll carved panelled back with scroll cut and guilloche, carved cresting embraced by pyramid finial surmounted uprights, solid seat on block and turned supports. Jointed by a turned front stretcher and multiple side stretchers.
A 17th Century English oak decorative occasional chair, having a dome shaped top rail, flanked by turned finials, above an inverted panel. Having a wooden seat, resting on turned and block legs, joined by stretchers.
