Lot 482

In good overall condition with age expected patina to the wooden finish and a separation line in the backboard.


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The Glastonbury chair form was very popular in the nineteenth century, owing to the belief that it was based on a medieval prototype. The numerous versions made were based on a chair found at the Bishops Palace, Wells. However, the exact history and age of the Wells chair are uncertain. Pugin visited Wells in 1835 or 1836 and the chair he subsequently designed follows the shape of the Wells example exactly, but omits the carved decoration of the arms and back.