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Auction Results – Woolley and Wallis, 12th of January 2022

Posted on 13th January 2022 by Jack Plane

Following the conclusion of Woolley and Wallis’ Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks auction, the Channel Islands painted pine chest on stand (Lot 31) realised its upper estimate of GBP8,000 (AUD14,855, USD10,658). The needlework picture (Lot 101) exceeded its estimate, … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXXXVIII

Posted on 30th May 2016 by Jack Plane

Another forest chair, made, rather primitively, from ash and sycamore with original dark green paint. Painted ash and sycamore North Country comb-back Windsor chair, circa 1770. (Robert Young) Jack Plane

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The Gillows Windsor Chair

Posted on 5th April 2014 by Jack Plane

The rustic and oft clumsy wooden-seated chairs of the early eighteenth-century were initially employed as outdoor seating and painted (usually in green) to better resist the elements. Over the following decades the Windsor chair’s shape and form were refined and … Continue reading →

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