Sotheby's London, Haute Epoque, 29 October 2008, lot 156.

For comparison see another very rare chair at Hampton Court which is reproduced by Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge, 1979, p. 127, fig. 2:130.

This academic chair which shows it's great age. This piece is in a distressed condition and will require some workshop attention. There is evidence of old worm and a notable fracture which will require consolidation as the piece in its current condition cannot be sat upon and is of an unsteady stance. There is much evidence of old repairs, in the form of strengthening brackets. Interestingly wear and losses to the yellow velvet reveal very small sections of yellow damask to the arms.
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