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"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

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A specialized eighteenth century T shaped reading chair. There are medium colored wooden legs and tray. There are brass tipped T shaped leather upholstered arms which extend from the chair top, On one arm is a place for a candlestick. attached to the other arm is an implement to adjust a tray for reading or writing. When not in use the tray folds behind the chair back. The heavily padded brown leather upholstered seat and back are both rimmed with nailheads. The chair seat is broader in front and narrows to its rear to create a space on both sides to allow for astride seating. At the face of and below the deep upholstered leather seat is a rectangular nail headed rimmed storage drawer with keyhole. The front legs of the chair are cabrioled, while the simpler rear legs slightly curve back. The stretchers going from front to rear are angled to accomodate the narrower seat back and are modestly turned and blocked. The rear horizontal stretcher is densely turned. There is a simple mid horizonal stretcher.

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

"Cockfight chair" Reading Chair

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