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Unsigned Lincs side chair . No 92
This chair was consigned to a regular house clearance sale in Grantham and didn't even get considered for the better antique sale !!! Although there is no makers signature to be found on it , there are however tell-tale signs all over it which makes me believe that it was made by James Marsh in Sleaford . There are a whole load of features that he used : Darts at the end of the cross stretcher ; scratch makers on the side stretchers for the drilling of holes ; thicker front legs ; thicker seats which sweep out at the front ; carefully selected wood for the legs with no wild grain ; tiny square sprigs driven into the back of the bow to secure the middle and two outside back spindles and finally the distance between the upper and lower rings on the front legs are always identical. Everything about his chairs was just that bit better than anything produced in the neighbouring town of Grantham. P S : after the recent visit from Bill Cotton , I can confirm what I had thought for a while that the seats of Marsh chairs are usually made out of ash wood , as is the case here.
Unsigned Lincs side chair . No 92
This chair was consigned to a regular house clearance sale in Grantham and didn't even get considered for the better antique sale !!! Although there is no makers signature to be found on it , there are however tell-tale signs all over it which makes me believe that it was made by James Marsh in Sleaford . There are a whole load of features that he used : Darts at the end of the cross stretcher ; scratch makers on the side stretchers for the drilling of holes ; thicker front legs ; thicker seats which sweep out at the front ; carefully selected wood for the legs with no wild grain ; tiny square sprigs driven into the back of the bow to secure the middle and two outside back spindles and finally the distance between the upper and lower rings on the front legs are always identical. Everything about his chairs was just that bit better than anything produced in the neighbouring town of Grantham. P S : after the recent visit from Bill Cotton , I can confirm what I had thought for a while that the seats of Marsh chairs are usually made out of ash wood , as is the case here.