An interesting James VI/I oak caqueteuse open armchair, Scottish, circa 1600
An interesting James VI/I oak caqueteuse open armchair, Scottish, circa 1600
The refined back with a pair of open arches, with three slightly bulbous and fluted-carved Corinthian pillars supporting a double-scrolled cresting carved with leaves, and jointed over the slender back uprights which are each carved with a single stiff-leaf, with one topped by the initials 'DA', the other 'AH', the flat outsplayed and round-ended arms on baluster-turned front supports, with matching front legs, a triple-boarded seat, and side and rear stretchers, lacking front stretcher, 62cm wide x 53cm deep x 94cm high, (24in wide x 20 1/2in deep x 37in high)
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An interesting James VI/I oak caqueteuse open armchair, Scottish, circa 1600
The refined back with a pair of open arches, with three slightly bulbous and fluted-carved Corinthian pillars supporting a double-scrolled cresting carved with leaves, and jointed over the slender back uprights which are each carved with a single stiff-leaf, with one topped by the initials 'DA', the other 'AH', the flat outsplayed and round-ended arms on baluster-turned front supports, with matching front legs, a triple-boarded seat, and side and rear stretchers, lacking front stretcher, 62cm wide x 53cm deep x 94cm high, (24in wide x 20 1/2in deep x 37in high)