A RARE COMMONWEALTH OAK JOINED BOX-STOOL
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£2,000 - £4,000
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Hammer price:
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£4,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
A RARE COMMONWEALTH OAK JOINED BOX-STOOL, circa 1650, the square lid apparently retaining the original wire hinges and with a double-moulded edge, the frieze carved in relief with strapwork panels, on turned and squared legs joined by channelled stretchers, 15.75" wide Literature: Illustrated by Tobias Jellinek in "Early British Chairs and Seats" 1500-1700" as plate 350, page 257 where the author refers to the stool as 'rare and excellent".
