Antique English scroll

mtlctr · Jul 20, 2023

Hello everyone,
this a chair ,one of two , my grandmother gave me. Made in England from quarter sawed oak.
beautiful wood carving.

Crazey Horse RVN · Jul 20, 2023

WOW!!!!

Xenophon · Jul 20, 2023

Nice piece of work. What is the center motiff? An Asian dragon mask? Some sort of grotesque?

Peter spode · Jul 20, 2023

The Green Man. English mythical entity of the woodlands.

Xenophon · Jul 20, 2023

Peter spode said:
The Green Man. English mythical entity of the woodlands.

Damn, how'd you know that? Are you English?

mdengraver · Jul 20, 2023

This is our second post about the Green Man, a figure from traditional folk culture. It traces the meaning of the phrase

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mtlctr · Jul 20, 2023

It was part of a dining room set, 2 what I have, old man winter, 2 spring,2 summer, & 2 fall.

thughes · Jul 21, 2023

very cool!

Leland Davis · Jul 22, 2023

Do you know when the chairs were made?

mtlctr · Jul 22, 2023

No only a guess , 3rd quarter 19th century. The feet may be a clue .