Antique 19thC English Pine Lambing Chair Hall Bench Settle With Drawer 1860 Redo and poverty

and poverty

A fine late 19th century oil on canvas painting

Paul Auguste Gagne was a sculptor active in Paris in the  to late 19th century

All the caning is tight and in remarkably excellent condition and will support the most substantial sitter

Antique 19thC English Pine Lambing Chair Hall Bench Settle With Drawer 1860 Redo and povertyA good antique 19th century English pine country lambing chair or bench settle, circa 1860. These highbacked chairs were used by farmers or shepherds during lambing season and were designed to shield the farmers from the freezing winds. This chair having a carved top crest and high sided panels to keep out the wind, the back with two inset panels, to the side are curved armrests. The bench having a single drawer to the base with the original knob