A Superb Set of Eight Billinge Ladder Back Dining Chairs
A beautifully proportioned set of rush seated dining chairs
Strong, impressive, and comfortable, with generous seat size
Attributed to the Billinge / Wigan area of Lancashire
Perhaps the finest of rush seated chairs - a carver of this style is featured
on the front cover of "The English Regional Chair" by Bernard D Cotton
Graduated curved and dome shaped ladders to the back, with central
downward pointing tip to underside
Strong curved and shaped top bar, with downward pointing
tip to underside, and vestigal ears.
Literature - "The English Regional Chair" by Bernard D Cotton, pages 386 to 389
Ticket price £6,850