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Description A Regency mahogany caned library armchair
circa 1820
with a channel moulded frame and sabre legs on brass cappings and two sets of castors, with leather squab cushion
Condition Report In typical 'country house condition'. Old marks and scratches throughout. The top rail with scuff marks and losses. Wedge shaped spliced repairs to each rear leg with screws, filler and brown wash to these sites. Raised on two sets of brass castors - the smaller set later applied - with damage as a result and some no longer rotate. Brass tarnished. The leather squab cushion has an attractively worn surface. There are splits and some wear which will benefit from attention to the leather. Generally with typical old marks, dents and scratches to timber frame. Pleasing bold size. Height to back rest: 93cm. Depth of seat: 57cm. Width of seat 60cm.
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Literature Avray Tipping, ‘Mersham le Hatch’,?
Country Life, 8 August 1925, photographed in the library, p. 221;
Inventory,?1926, p. 32, in the library.
Provenance Possibly acquired by Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet (1781-1849)