An unusual Charles II joined oak backstool, South Yorkshire, circa 1670


Having a pair of characteristic crescent-shaped splats, but with upper edges unusually carved and pierced with S-scrolls, and then typically carved with tight scrolls centred by a tear-drop shaped stylized face and with ball-turned pendants, the back uprights with scroll-finials, the panelled seat on block and ball-turned front legs, joined by a ball and ring-turned fore-rail, with a rare matching H-form stretcher and further plain side and rear stretchers, 48cm wide x 40cm deep x 100.5cm high, (18 1/2in wide x 15 1/2in deep x 39 1/2in high)