Code: 10425
Dimensions:
BILLINGE WIGAN LADDER BACK CHAIRS (6+2), ASH & ALDER, C1840
A well matched set of eight (six side chairs and two armchairs) in ash and alder all re-rushed at the same time, probably 30-40 years ago. This unusual design of ladder back chair features a ‘humped’ top rail uniting the tops of the back uprights of the side chairs and a distinctive crested top rail uniting the tops of the uprights of the armchairs. The distinctive shaping to the arms is unique to this style of chair which were exclusively made in workshops in and around the village of ‘Billinge’ near Wigan in Lancashire between 1800 and 1875 (see: ‘The English Regional Chair’ by Dr Bernard Cotton p386).
Restoration: tips to the underpads of the front feet of all chairs and tips to the back feet.
Side chairs
Width: 47-48cms (18.5’-19”)
Height: 97-98cms (38”-38.5”)
Depth: 40-41cms (16”)
Seat height: 43-44cms (17”-17.25”)
Seat depth: 36cms (14”)
Armchairs
Width: 66-68cms (26”-26.75”)
Height: 110cms (43.25”)
Depth: 55-57cms (21.5”-22.5”)
Seat height: 44-45cms (17.25”-17.75”)
Seat depth: 43-44cms (17”-17.25”)
Between arm support turnings: 49cms (19.25”)
