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ANTIQUE #SA552669

Royal Holloway College Founders Chairs, Circa 1885

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Surrey Antiques by Gary J Hall

Oak students chairs from Royal Holloway College, with solid oak seats over attractive turned front legs and stretchers, reeded stick backs and top rail carved ‘RHC’. Seven available as a set or individually at £165 each.
 
NOW ONLY ONE REMAINING.
 
Provenance, acquired directly from Royal Holloway University of London, commissioned by Thomas Holloway and opened by Queen Victoria in 1886. Forming part of the last original Founders furniture ever likely to be decommissioned from this fantastic building.
 
Height: 35 3/4 inches (91 cm)
 
Width: 16 3/4 inches (43 cm)
 
Depth: 20 1/2 inches (52 cm)
 
Seat Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
 
Surrey Antiques have been dealing in and restoring fine furniture since 1982. With over 35 years experience dealing in all types of antique furniture from early oak and walnut to Georgian mahogany and the more exotic timbers such as rosewood and satinwood.
 
Whilst we deal mostly with mahogany furniture of the Georgian period designed by some of the gr...
Antique SA552669 shown on this page was made in the Victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Surrey Antiques by Gary J Hall
Surrey
United Kingdom
Tel: 07711 846 712 or
01276 856 799
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD