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A Victorian oak Glastonbury chair, the design attributed to A.W.…
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Sydney
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25-Aug-2020
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A Victorian oak Glastonbury chair, the design attributed to A.W.N. Pugin, of typical pegged construction, the panel back incised with the date 1877 within a star, flanked by relief carved shaped arms, above the panel seat, on X-frame side supports, height 90 cm, width 65 cm, depth 48 cm. Other Notes: The Glastonbury chair form was very popular in the nineteenth century, owing to the belief that it was based on a medieval prototype. The numerous versions made were based on a chair found at the Bishops Palace, Wells. However, the exact history and age of the Wells chair are uncertain. Pugin visited Wells in 1835 or 1836 and the chair he subsequently designed follows the shape of the Wells example exactly, but omits the carved decoration of the arms and back.
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Furniture: Seating - Singles/Pairs/Threes of Chairs (all types)