A Well Carved c.1900 Oak & Leatherette Upholstered Armchair sub-Decorative Objects Blue ensigns of this vintage

Blue ensigns of this vintage are scarcer than that of white or red making this example a desirable one

Some of the tricks included are incomplete but the quantity is large and varied

though there aren’t any brass fitments or toggles present

stars and guls encased by a running dog border giving way to tarantula lozenges in each corner and a solitary central lozenge motif

but for folk art pieces the painting on these two money boxes is in very good order

A Well Carved c.1900 Oak & Leatherette Upholstered Armchair sub-Decorative Objects Blue ensigns of this vintageOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Width: 26. 5 inches Depth: 23. 25 inches Height: 42 inches (all at extremities) The late nineteenth century oak open armchair with Gothic influences, well carved with grotesque masks to the back supports and arm terminals, with shell and leaf carved pediment, rear swept legs and cabriole shaped front legs with hoof feet and the original leatherette upholstery, the whole