A Louis XIII style oak armchair, circa 1880, a grand chair with a carved and pierced back composed of floral and foliate scrolls, and with gryphon and fruit cresting, fantastic creatures to the arms, the barley twist pillars of the back echoed in the arm supports and stretchers, the seat, back and arms upholstered in striped teal velvet. Height 136.5 cm. Width 65 cm