A unique George II joined oak chair, North Wales, circa 1750
A unique George II joined oak chair, North Wales, circa 1750
Having an extraordinary enclosed box-seat, below a vase-shaped solid splat and shaped 'eared' stay-rail, a boarded seat above a single flush-panelled cupboard door, flanked by two small drawers, atop a pair of short drawers.
Provenance: Unidentified collection or probable exhibition label to rear (BM 023), together with a handwritten possible accession number.
The timber used for the back has been identified as mountain/hill grown sessile oak from North Wales, whilst pedunculate oak has been used for the box-base. The chair's wonderful rich colour is a natural finish: the acidity in the soil has changed the hue of the heartwood to a glowing red-brown. The rear uprights have been formed using a side axe and the stay-rail is frame sawn riven timber.
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, together with a handwritten possible accession number.The timber used for the back has been identified as mountain/hill grown sessile oak from North Wales, whilst pedunculate oak has been used for the box-base. The chair's wonderful rich colour is a natural finish: the acidity in the soil has changed the hue of the heartwood to a glowing red-brown. The rear uprights have been formed using a side axe and the stay-rail is frame sawn riven timber.){kind=link}