$1,000
English, 19th century. A matched pair of English Renaissance Revival style oak hall chairs, both with cartouche shaped back centered with applied shield; one painted with three crowns centering an open book 'Dominus illuminatio mea' , the motto of the University of Oxford, the other painted shield with heraldic crest for the University of Cambridge, both with serpentine shaped seat having rounded projecting corners over front turned and carved legs. Approximate height 36.5", width 18", seat depth 16.12", seat height 17".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-04-30