James I inlaid armchair
1603 - 1625
Possibly Devon or Cornwall
W 25 1/4" × H 41 1/4" × D 20"
Stock # Marh2835
£8,950.00
James I oak and walnut inlaid armchair, the baluster turned legs joined by plain lower stretcher rails and a simple interlaced lunette type carved decoration with similar details on the flat sections of legs. The back rest panel inlaid with holly and bog oak depicting a soldier holding a halberd, set within an arcade of Nonsuch type inlay. Above the soldier is a male mask wearing a crown, this could be depicting King James I.
A rare example