Four Windsor chairs, 19th century

comprising: a Victorian beech and elm lathe back armchair, a Victorian ash and fruitwood pierced splat back armchair, a smaller George IV yew-wood and elm spindle back armchair (the back of the seat branded 'W') and a George IV yew-wood and elm wheel back chair

Charlotte Mosley, The World of Interiors, ‘Debo’s Delights’, September 2010, p. 83, for the two larger armchairs illustrated in the kitchen.

Attractively patinated. Showing signs of domestic wear an use throughout. Splits to single chair seat. Repairs and old glue to some seats. An attractive group with variations to sizes.
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