Large Hooded Orkney Chair By ‘Robert Harcus Towers’
Stock No
34526
2013
- £1,850.00
- €2,121 Euro
- $2,491 US Dollar
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Item Description
Circa 1980. A large hooded Orkney chair. Known in the local dialect as a ‘Heided Stool,’ of traditional form, with the oak straw bound and finished in with twine, the drop in seat pad finished with marram grass, shaped arms held on rectangular uprights which continue down the side of the frame, the front with a full size drawer (for holding the Bible or Whisky! with the makers name in pencil inside in the frame, resting on 4 classic Orcadian square legs with a slight chamfer on the inside.
151 cm H x 62 cm W. Seat depth 45 cm
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
Item Dimensions
H: 151cm W: 62cm D: 45cm
Period
Circa 1980
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)131 5537286
+44 (0)7836 283669
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