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Rare Early English Dugout Armchair

$12,500
£9,405.43
€10,866.15
CA$17,549.72
A$18,959.45
CHF 10,086.61
MX$228,133.84
NOK 127,717.86
SEK 116,801.46
DKK 81,175.54

About the Item

A fine and very rare early 18th century English oak dugout armchair, the generously sized body rough-hewn from a single oak tree trunk, showing adzed and drawn toolmarks and possessing a wonderful organic form. Chairs like these were often formed from dead and decaying trees, with the partly rotted inner core more easily scooped out to form the hollow of the chair. This example is especially graphic and sculptural and is of a scale seldom seen. For a similar example, see Victor Chinnery's "Oak Furniture, the British Tradition, fig 2:42".
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Width: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Depth: 26 in (66.04 cm)
  • Style:
    Primitive (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1730
  • Condition:
    Minor losses. good "as found" condition, with losses and wear as expected. Seat possibly an old replacement.
  • Seller Location:
    Greenwich, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: YEWTR000021161stDibs: LU798345388052

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