Antique 19thC English Pine Lambing Chair Hall Bench Settle With Drawer 1860 Paintings each side of the trunk

each side of the trunk having hand-forged 'rope twist' iron handles

The United States Navy commissioned Abril to paint a series on Japan and another of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam for their collection

Fine Antique English cast iron & Minton tiled wall or overmantle mirror

Both cabinets are signed by the manufacturer on an embossed circular foil decal

reminiscent of the fruit and suet mixture in a traditional plum pudding

Antique 19thC English Pine Lambing Chair Hall Bench Settle With Drawer 1860 Paintings each side of the trunkA good antique 19th century English pine country lambing chair or bench settle, circa 1860. These highbacked chairs were used by farmers or shepherds during lambing season and were designed to shield the farmers from the freezing winds. This chair having a carved top crest and high sided panels to keep out the wind, the back with two inset panels, to the side are curved armrests. The bench having a single drawer to the base with the original knob