Bidspirit auction | YORKSHIRE CARVED OAK BACK STOOL.

YORKSHIRE CARVED OAK BACK STOOL. CIRCA 1670 - 1690. - Shaped back crest with carved scrolls and drop pendants. By repute, the carved center of the back rail covertly represents the head of Charles I, and the acorn from the oak tree in which he hid after the battle of Worcester. These emblems showed the owner’s support for the Crown and the Royalist cause. Seat height 16.5 inches, overall height 42 inches, width 18 inches, depth 15.5 inches.