Substantial Georgian Comb Back Stick Chair with Extensive Paint

Name: Substantial Georgian Comb Back Stick Chair with Extensive Paint
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1175504
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Havard and Havard

Description

This striking and well drawn stick chair is, typically, made of mixed woods and constructed around the broad single piece, elm arm bow. The curved, elm cresting rail is supported by five tall sticks. The slightly dished, ash seat is 2 inches thick with a generous under chamfer.

The well splayed, tapering ash legs, are morticed and wedged through the seat and joined by an ash H stretcher.

Extensive original painted finish - brown over a red base coat. Historic, probably original, metal repair to a small split on the rear of the arm bow.

Probably West Country, but possibly South Wales, circa 1800.

Literature: “Vernacular, The Bare Essentials, Flair Form and Function” an exhibition catalogue by Wakelin & Linfield, the cover image and no.17, page 14 for a chair with similar shaped supports beneath the arms at the front and exensive red over brown paint..

Also, “The English Windsor Chair” by Thomas Crispin, which illustrates a number of similar stick chairs in the chapter “The Comb Back Windsor Chair”.

Dimensions: 74 cms wide at the arms, 108 cms high and 40 cms deep. The seat is 74 cms high.

Physical Dimensions

Height

108cm (42.52")

Width

74cm (29.13")

Depth

40cm (15.75")

Declaration

Havard and Havard has dated this piece to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1175504

Description

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The well splayed, tapering ash legs, are morticed and wedged through the seat and joined by an ash H stretcher.

Havard and Havard

fig 1. Substantial Georgian Comb Back Stick Chair with Extensive Paint

Extensive original painted finish - brown over a red base coat. Historic, probably original, metal repair to a small split on the rear of the arm bow.

Probably West Country, but possibly South Wales, circa 1800.

fig 2. Substantial Georgian Comb Back Stick Chair with Extensive Paint

Literature: “Vernacular, The Bare Essentials, Flair Form and Function” an exhibition catalogue by Wakelin & Linfield, the cover image and no.17, page 14 for a chair with similar shaped supports beneath the arms at the front and exensive red over brown paint..