An interesting James I/Charles I gauge-carved oak joint stool, West Country, circa 1620-40

An interesting James I/Charles I gauge-carved oak joint stool, West Country, circa 1620-40
The top with an egg-and-tongue carved and moulded edge, the slightly cushioned rails with crescent-shaped motifs and gauge-carved lower edge, the stop-fluted parallel-baluster over reel-turned legs with carved upper and lower blocks, joined by stylized guilloche-carved stretchers all round, on later ball-turned feet, 45cm wide x 29.5cm deep x 53.5cm high, (17 1/2in wide x 11 1/2in deep x 21in high)