Rare Jacobean Oak Metamorphic Monk's Chair / Table, c.1620 19th Century Harris & Son

Harris & Son

The stand would have originally had a turning mechanism for heightening and lowering which is no longer present

Weight: 18kg

The candle box has sympathetic repairs to the top hanging point and hinges (the repair to the hinge is more evident to the interior - please see photographs)

'Made In France' is stamped to the base of each candlestick

Rare Jacobean Oak Metamorphic Monk's Chair / Table, c.1620 19th Century Harris & SonA rare 17th century oak metamorphic monk's chair table, c. 1620. The two plank seat and arms both sit above bobbin supports. The three plank back sits on braces with removable pegs which operate as a mechanism for the back to be tilted forward, turning the chair into a table. There are three peg holes in each arm for the table to be adjusted if needed. There is a small loss to the wood on one of the braces but this is purely aesthetic and does not