Extremely Rare C18th Welsh Comb back armchair with ‘LobsterPot’ comb and wonderful unusual shaped Cresting Rail. The single piece ASH bent arm with spindles to the one piece seat. The untouched original THREE legs are set through the seat in traditional form and wedged. They are fixed under the seat via a T stretcher wedged into the legs. The front stretcher has wonderful natural wear from many years of feet resting on it. The original surface still exists and id beautifully worn in all the correct places. The chair remains in untouched and unrestored condition and unmolested by previous generations unlike so many of its counterparts. The feature of the Lobster Pot back and shaped cresting rail are very rare features on a chair like this. The THREE legs so it was stable on an uneven flagstone floor. Fortunately it has not suffered from rot or wear and wholly original height. It dates to around 1760-80 and very rare to find in this condition. The wonderful sculptural form is a masterpiece in chair making at this time being incredibly strong. The arm being one piece of bent ash!! Most certainly made for a Lady as a fireside chair….The whole chair is of a very refined and proportionally aesthetic shape for this type and age and is very comfortable, strong and stable. It could be used every day, as it is………….
Extremely Rare C18th Welsh Comb back armchair with ‘LobsterPot’ comb and wonderful unusual shaped Cresting Rail. The single piece ASH bent arm with spindles to the one piece seat. The untouched original THREE legs are set through the seat in traditional form and wedged. They are fixed under the seat via a T stretcher wedged into the legs. The front stretcher has wonderful natural wear from many years of feet resting on it. The original surface still exists and id beautifully worn in all the correct places. The chair remains in untouched and unrestored condition and unmolested by previous generations unlike so many of its counterparts. The feature of the Lobster Pot back and shaped cresting rail are very rare features on a chair like this. The THREE legs so it was stable on an uneven flagstone floor. Fortunately it has not suffered from rot or wear and wholly original height. It dates to around 1760-80 and very rare to find in this condition. The wonderful sculptural form is a masterpiece in chair making at this time being incredibly strong. The arm being one piece of bent ash!! Most certainly made for a Lady as a fireside chair….The whole chair is of a very refined and proportionally aesthetic shape for this type and age and is very comfortable, strong and stable. It could be used every day, as it is………….
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