A Charles II joined oak and inlaid double panel-back open armchair, Yorkshire, circa 1660


The back with a narrow panel inlaid with scrolling flora, over a large panel inlaid with a single stem issuing multiple flower buds, spaced by a vine-carved rail and surmounted by an imposing double-scroll carved cresting decorated with paired acorns and vine, and positioned over scroll-carved 'ears', the back uprights and lower back rail chequer line-inlaid, the downswept arms on columnar-turned supports, with similar turned front legs joined by run-moulded stretchers all round, the boarded seat with ovolo-moulded edge, 59cm wide x 58cm deep x 124.5cm high, (23in wide x 22 1/2in deep x 49in high)