A pair of Charles II joined oak backstools, Derbyshire/South Yorkshire, circa 1675

A pair of Charles II joined oak backstools, Derbyshire/South Yorkshire, circa 1675
Each having a pair of crescent-shaped splats, with scallop-outlined upper edge and pendants to the scroll-shaped lower edge, and each carved with tight scrolls against a stippled-ground, the uprights with scroll-finials over scratched-decoration and applied split-spindle mouldings, the panelled seat on block and ball-turned front legs, joined by an egg-turned fore-rail and multiple plain stretchers, 46cm wide x 38cm deep x 112.5cm high, (18in wide x 14 1/2in deep x 44in high) (2)