Carved Oak Settle c.1900

High back carved oak settle or hall seat c.1900. Tall backrest with a carved frieze featuring a lion's mask and floral garlands over three Renaissance style carved panels alternating with carved and turned spindles over repeated arches also raised on turned spindles. Moulded top, rails and mullions with applied carved detail to the stiles. Seat (height 18") made from two particularly well figured thick oak boards with a moulded edge. Decorative pierced brackets to the frame below the seat. Raised on large baluster turned legs front and rear, joined with moulded stretchers. Missing a portion of the applied fretwork decoration at the top of the left hand stile. Otherwise very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.