A PAIR OF VICTORIAN OAK OVERSCALE ARMCHAIRSMID-19TH CENTURY ...

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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN OAK OVERSCALE ARMCHAIRSMID-19TH CENTURY Upholstered in red velvet, each with a padded rectangular back, open arms with square, diaper-carved supports and a padded seat on turned legs and stretchers with brass castors 100cm high, 86cm wide, 89cm deep Provenance:Probably acquired by Charles Richard Banastre Legh (1821-88) for Adlington Hall, Cheshire, possibly as part of a refurbishment of the mansion, and thence by descent. The present lot was probably acquired for Adlington Hall by Charles Richard Banastre Legh (1821-88), Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant ofCheshire. He inherited Adlington in 1829 as a descendant of a cadet branch of the Legh family, and through the female line; the direct male linehaving ended in 1781 with the death of Charles Legh of Adlington (1697-1781), who died without issue.In 1846, Mr. Legh married Mary Jane Arabella Wright, a daughter of the Rev. Henry Wright of Mottram Hall, Cheshire. According to his obituary in 1888, immediately before his marriage in 1846, a member of the family, Colonel Charles Crosse Legh, had sold by auction the valuable library of books, many family portraits and 'other objects forming the chief contents' from Adlington (The Advertiser, 2 March 1888, p. 5). This may explain whythere is a proliferation of mid-late 19th-century antiquarian furniture at Adlington. Charles Richard Banastre Legh does not appear to have maintained a London house, preferring to remain at Adlington as a traditional Cheshire squire where he was highly esteemed as a landlord by his tenants.

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PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.Both chairs with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and useOld splits, chips and some losses to timber elements in places - see imagesOne front foot with an old repairSections of filler applied to the turned central stretcher of one chairUpholstery in generally clean condition. Fabric has some minor wear and marks in placesSome sections of piping and tassels are worm, torn or detached - see imagesTwo castors to one chair are loose but remain in positionPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.