A French walnut reclining wing armchair late 17th century

covered in ivory hide with gilt-thread appliqué banding, the arms with extending wrought iron lopers to accommodate a rectangular panel

Sotheby's London, 5th March 2008, lot 301.

The front paw feet are probably later replacements, as is the spirally twisted section of the rear right leg and a section of the central stretcher. Sound and sturdy. In overall good restored condition. 130cm. high, 87cm. wide, 127cm. deep; 4ft.3in., 2ft.10in., 4ft.2in.
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A similar type of chair is illustrated and discussed in Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge, 1979, p. 256, fig. 3:61.