Lot 965
  • 965

A late Victorian carved walnut picture easel circa 1890

Estimate
500 - 1,000 GBP
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Description

  • Walnut
  • 183cm. high, 64cm. wide; 6ft., 1ft. 1in.
with baluster turned decoration and adjustable ledges and rear strut support

Literature

James Lees-Milne, Chatsworth, Derbyshire IX, Country Life, September 5, 1968, p. 553 illustrated in The Lower Library

Condition

Good overall conditon. One of the turned knobs to the rear has become detached. The crest has a repaired break. A few minor scratches and marks commensurate with age.
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