A George II elm, ash and walnut 'comb' back Windsor armchair, mid-18th century, from the Thames Valley region, the shaped top rail above a vase shaped splat and turned supports, the solid 'saddle' seat flanked by 'horseshoe' shaped arms, on tapering cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet at the front, joined by a curved stretcher, 103cm high, 56cm wide, 53cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, Richmond, Surrey For closely related designs of chair of the period made in the Thames Valley see Bernard D. Cotton, The English Regional Chair, The Antique Collectors Club, 1990, page 45, figures TV14, TV15 & TV16.