16th century Yew wood turned armchair
- Period
- Circa 1500 - 1600
- Origin
- Wales
- Dimensions
- W 27 1/4" × H 41 3/4" × D 22 1/2"
- Reference
- #Marh2236
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
16th century Yew wood and oak turned armchair.
Similar example shown in Richard Bebb’s book Welsh furniture 1250 – 1950, volume 1, page 139, figure 217
Provenance: Paul W Doll Jr. collection USA.
Harrods, London.
Illustrated in advert dated May 1st 1924 for Harrods of London, described as: This chair is an exceedingly rare specimen of Yew wood. It is guaranteed to be of Sixteenth Century construction (No.29792)
