A late 17th century joined beech and caned open armchair, English, probably London, circa 1685


Having a classic 'boyes-and-crowne' carved and pierced cresting, above a caned back panel, flanked by spiral-turned uprights, the scrolled and leaf-carved arms also on spiral-turned supports, the caned seat framed by leaf-carved rails, with matching turned front and rear legs, joined by a similar rear and H-form stretchers and a fore-rail carved to match the cresting rail, 58cm wide x 62.5cm deep x 119cm high, (22 1/2in wide x 24 1/2in deep x 46 1/2in high)
|A part ivorine retail label to the underside of the rear seat rail reads - '? & Reigate, Oxford Street, London'. The firm of Gill & Reigate was founded in 1899, and by 1901 traded at 85 Oxford Street. They described themselves as 'Dealers in Antique and Modern Furniture, Artistic Decorators and Upholsterers'. They were decorators to King George V. The firm moved from Oxford Street in 1930, and continued to operate from George Street and then Arlington House, Arlington Street, London, until 1958.