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Mid 20Thc Oxblood Leather Button-Back Wingback Armchair

Stock No

2901

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2013
  • £950.00
  • €1,129 Euro
  • $1,158 US Dollar

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Item Description

The large and well-proportioned wingback armchair in the George II style, having moulded chamfered straight oak block legs united by a stretcher, scrolled arms and a good shaped and flared winged back with central hump, the whole in oxblood leather with hobnail detailing and surviving from the second quarter of twentieth century England.

The condition of the armchair remains useable and it has a lot of timeworn charm. There are two areas as photographed where the underlay is showing. It proves comfortable and aside from the two top arm areas there are no other rips, tears or punctures. Some of the buttons to the seat are lacking.

The original purpose of the flared wings in wing backed armchairs were understood to be to prevent drafts in old houses from reaching ones upper body or to protect the delicate skin of gentrified ladies from the heat of a roaring fire.

A very comfortable and roomy armchair with bags of character.

Item Info

Seller

DOE AND HOPE

Seller Location

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Item Dimensions

H: 107cm W: 84cm D: 77cm

Period

c.1940-50

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)7729 213013

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