ID 1071082
Lot 221 | A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVERED OAK CORONATION CHAIRS
Estimate value
£ 500 – 800
BY W. HANDS & SONS, USED AT WESTMINSTER FOR THE CORONATION OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 2 JUNE 1953
Covered in blue velvet, the backs embroidered in gold with the cypher of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, on chamfered square-section legs, the chairs with oval numbered plaques to the top rail '257' and '279', branded 'ERII Coronation' below a closed crown, stamped 'W. HANDS & SONS LTD.', with some numbering to underside
33 ¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high; 19 ¼ in. (48.5 cm.) wide; 17 ¾ in. (48.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Arthur Sandys Hill, 6th Baron Sandys (1876–1961) and Cynthia, Lady Sandys (d.1990) and by descent.
| Medium: | Wood, Oak wood |
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| Art style: | Elizabethan era (1558-1603) |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Medium: | Wood, Oak wood |
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| Art style: | Elizabethan era (1558-1603) |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Address of auction |
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