A Charles I joined oak and inlaid panel-back open armchair, Taunton, Somerset, circa 1640
The upright back having a floral marquetry inlaid panel, framed by bold mitred-mouldings and broad flat run-moulded cresting and lower rails, the former with applied scroll-shaped motifs, the stop-fluted back uprights with acorn finials, the scroll-ended open arms raised on inverted-baluster turned front supports set within a wide boarded seat, bicuspid-shaped front and side seat rails, the front legs again inverted-baluster turned and joined by run-moulded stretchers all round, stamped with the initials 'PB', 64cm wide x 51cm deep x 114.5cm high, (25in wide x 20in deep x 45in high)
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A related chair, formerly in the Mary Bellis collection, sold Christie's, South Kensington, London, 21 May 1987, Lot 123. The chair's back uprights are carved with the same stop-fluted design, and the arm supports and front legs have the same baluster-turning as found here. Furthermore, the seat rails are bicuspid-shaped and the back panel floral marquetry-inlaid.