Antique Glastonbury Chair, Early C20th in Oak Small Both upper and lower cabinets

Both upper and lower cabinets with working locks and keys

A superior

The firm's costings book of 1879 includes designs by Christopher Dresser

Deep seat enclosed with caning in exceptional condition

Antique Glastonbury Chair, Early C20th in Oak Small Both upper and lower cabinetsOur Stock # LFA 1440 This is an antique Glastonbury chair dating to the early 20th century, c. 1937. The eponymous Glastonbury chair has been made for centuries, usually in oak and following a design thought to have first been made for Richard Whiting (1461 15 November 1539), an English clergyman and the last Abbot of Glastonbury. This fine example is crafted in choice, thick cuts of English oak displaying medullary rays and featuring tusked joints