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THE ADLINGTON HALL OAK HALL ARMCHAIRS A PAIR OF VICTORIAN OAK HALL ARMCHAIRS MID-19TH CENTURY Boldly carved throughout with shells and foliage, each with a shaped back carved with the unicorn crest of the Legh family the scrolled arms with downswept supports above a solid seat, the carved front seat rail centred by a cabochon on turned tapering legs, one with replaced brass ball castors 122cm high, 63cm wide, 60cm deep Together with a Victorian oak hall chair, the shaped back also centred with a unicorn crest 99cm high, 49cm wide, 51cm deep Provenance: Probably acquired by Charles Richard Banastre Legh (1821-88) for Adlington Hall, Cheshire, possibly as part of a refurbishment of the mansion, and thence by descent. Literature: 'Adlington Hall, Cheshire: The Seat of Mr. A.M.R. Legh', Country Life, 29 July 1905, p. 129, 'The Old Hall' (one chair without arms); p. 131, 'The Fresco, North Corner of Hall' (one chair without arms) G. Nares, 'Adlington Hall, Cheshire-II: The Home of Mrs Legh', Country Life, 5 December 1952, p. 1829, fig. 3, 'The West End of the Hall' (one chair without arms); p. 1830, fig. 5 'The Mullioned Windows on the South Wall of the Hall' (one chair without arms); p. 1831, fig. 8 'The Gallery in the North-West Corner of the Hall' (one chair with arms). Adlington Guide Book: The Great Hall: 'One of a pair of oak armchairs' Adlington Guide Book: 'The Great Hall' 'Pair of oak armchairs with boldly carved downswept arm supports, solid seats and back panels carved with the crest of the Legh family'