A James I joined oak panel-back 'caqueteuse' open armchair, Salisbury, circa 1625

A James I joined oak panel-back 'caqueteuse' open armchair, Salisbury, circa 1625
Having a distinctive semi-circular cresting with chain carving and integral to the lunette-carved top rail, the back panel fully carved with a large flowerhead roundel, the back uprights stiff-leaf carved, the robust scroll-ended arms on columnar-turned front supports, a single-piece trapezium-shaped seat with ovolo edge, with chain-carved seat rails, and columnar-turned front legs joined all round by plain stretchers, 65cm wide x 45cm deep x 104cm high, (25 1/2in wide x 17 1/2in deep x 40 1/2in high)