A Charles I joined oak panel-back open armchair, Gloucestershire, circa 1630-40

A Charles I joined oak panel-back open armchair, Gloucestershire, circa 1630-40
Of generous size, the back panel carved with a quatrefoil and lozenge flower-filled design, the cresting carved with paired leafy-scrolls, above an integral S-scroll carved top-rail, the remaining rails and uprights carved with running leafy-cable motifs, the gently downswept arms on baluster-turned supports, the relatively shallow seat constructed principally from one board, the lower edges of the seat rails castellated, on inverted-baluster turned front legs, joined by run-moulded stretchers all round, ownership initials 'MC' stamped twice to back, 69.5cm wide x 49cm deep x 117cm high, (27in wide x 19in deep x 46in high)