A Charles I oak joint stool, West Country, circa 1630


The top with triple-reeded edge and fixed by six pegs, the rails lunette-carved, on parallel-turned over reel-turned legs joined all round by stretchers with narrow run-moulded lower edge, 46.5cm wide x 27.5cm deep x 54.5cm high, (18in wide x 10 1/2in deep x 21in high); together with an unusual William & Mary oak joint stool, circa 1690, having a later ovolo-moulded top, the base of rare design, namely the legs with paired elongated 'barrel'-turnings, joined by plain stretchers, on turned feet, 47.5cm wide x 29.5cm deep x 57.5cm high, (18 1/2in wide x 11 1/2in deep x 22 1/2in high) (2)