Elizabeth I inlaid armchair
- Period
- Circa 1575
- Origin
- England
- Dimensions
- W 26 1/2" × H 48 1/2" × D 22"
- Reference
- #Marh2533
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
Elizabeth I oak carved and inlaid armchair. The heavy and large cup and cover legs decorated with pineapple and gadrooned designs joined by huge oversized lunette carved lower stretcher rails and similar seat rails, with the back legs having flutted decoration running through to the frieze rail. The back rest panel with an applied arcade with a fully inlaid panel of botanical imagery, above the cresting rail with a row of guilloche and two large S-scrolled designs with turned finials flanking.
