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A rare, late 17th century. ‘X’ stretchered, ebonised, oak stool upholstered in 17th century verdure tapestry Unusual simulating ebony which was phenomenally expensive and only found in Royal and aristocratic collections at this time This stool is sophisticated, elegant and refined and the flying bird on the tapestry is a charming and unusual feature. The fine turnings, and x-stretcher evolved into the design of late-17th century English furniture in response to Continental fashions. At the same time, cabinet makers responded to the fashion for expensive Oriental laquered furniture by ebonising or black-japanning...

The quality of these exhuberant backstools demonstrate why Italian Renaissance furniture was as highly prized as old-master paintings. Th...

This unusual stool has a fine sculptural quality, combining functionality with artistic merit. The kneeling cherub is in service, holding the elaborate ...

A set of exceptionally rare, English, late-Renaissance, oak, architectural, backstools upholstered in a sage green 19th century Renaissance-revival velvet - The architectural insp...

- The design and detailing of these exhuberant backstools demonstrate why Italian Renaissance furniture was as highly prized as old-maste...

A fine, large, late 17th century, Flemish, open armchair in the style of Daniel Marot with an upholstered seat This fine, armchair is an, unusually, large size and the carving is of exceptional quality reflecting the status of the owner it was made for. It is sturdy and in usable condition. Chairs of this type, with tall, intricately carved backs, were placed in rows against a wall forming part of the decoration of a room. The carving of the back of this chair is French in style and was based on decorative prints by Daniël Marot The cresting carved with a profusion of acanthus leaf scrolls. The back with fine, pierced carving. The mid-section with a central flowerhead with scrolled shields above and below ornamented with flowerheads acanthus leaf crestings. Two pairs of carved ‘S’ scrolls ornamented with acanthus leaves either side. The tapering turned sections surmounted by ionic capitals and supporting back of the scroll arms carved with acanthus leaf ornament. The front arms supported by baluster and tapering turned sections ornamented with acanthus leaf carving. The legs joined by a shaped ‘H’ stretcher with central finial, on bun feet. The upholstered seat reupholstered in a bargello woven in tones of blue, green, red and gold faced with braid and brass studwork. The back of the chair has an incredible, 19th century, oak support from the cresting to halfway down the back, which has been beautifully carved to conform with the open sections of the back, and two braces down the length of the back. There are also two oak supports behind seat blocks at the top of the legs. These repairs are sensitive to the model of chair and have become part of its character and features in their own right and they are very interesting from a conservation history perspective. There are two old repairs to a small break in the cresting on the right hand side and the hairline cracks are visible, an old repair to a small break in the top right of the central splat with a small piece added and a visible hairline crack. The right side of the back has noticeable worm damage on the right seat block which is probably the root cause of the break on the block on this side from impact as the chair probably fell backwards at some point and either onto its right side or it hit something on that side and the block weakened by worm gave way as the damage to the chair is localised on the far right side. Because the backs are high on these Daniel Marot chairs they are top heavy and invariably do have damage to the backs and crestings from impact damage so this is not unusual. The right block has been repaired thoroughly and is stable and there is no live worm in the chair. It would be possible to disguise these repairs but I have left them as they are consistent with the 19th century date of the supports and conform with museum standards. A full set of photographs...

Unique bug stool by Kim Thome Dimensions: W 55 x D 55 x  H 70 cm Materials: Steel frame, powder coated, ebonised ash Kim Thomé is a Norwegian designer b...

Heavily distressed dark oak armchair barstool with a batoned back, sweeping arms supported on ring turned uprights, shaped supports, and a studded le...

The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small de...

Wonderful and stylish 1920s ebonised stool/bench in the Baroque style. With a drop in seat which requires upholstering if you wish. This piece has an i...

Set of (5) sleek contemporary blue bar stools. These chairs feature contoured back rests, tall metal legs and foot rests. If you have a bar or high tab...

A pair of ebonised square stools with spiral twist supports and substructure, covered in British ceremonial wool cloth. English, Late Nineteenth Century