A Charles II joined oak settle, North Cheshire/South Lancashire, circa 1670


The rectangular back of three panels, each carved with a quatrefoil pointed-leaf design centred by a rosette, the top rail chip-carved, the downswept arms on short columnar-turned front supports, their design repeated to each front leg with the addition of a central ring, joined by run-moulded rectangular stretchers, originally with a boarded seat, now replaced with a rope seat, 152cm wide x 58cm deep x 103cm high, (59 1/2in wide x 22 1/2in deep x 40 1/2in high)
|Provenance:-Ex. David & Vivian Little Collection, The Manor House, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire.-Sold Christie's, 'An Important Collection of Early Oak Furniture and Metalware', 24th May 2001, Lot 354.