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A 17th Century Scottish Pine Caqueteuse Chair

A rare survivour especially in pine this fine in a rustic country kind of way  chair is dated 1664 with the initials FDIR along the crest rail .

A chunky chair constructed in pine with flat caqueteuse arms over chunky legs united by a box stretcher the front with a vertical center rail.

In good order and colour with a glass like surface to the arms, the seat is later ,the whole chair showing signs of old worm and with slight movement but solid when seated upon.

27" (69cm) Wide 

16" (41cm) High to seat

42" (107cm) High to Back

20" (51cm) Deep

Stephen Jackson Senior Curator, Furniture & Woodwork, Art & Design of the national Museums Scotland wrote in his blog May 22 

Scotland boasts hundreds of castles and old houses that were standing 500 years ago. However, surprisingly little of the furniture to be seen in these buildings, enlarged and modified as they are, is anything like as old. In fact, although documentary evidence can tell us a great deal about wealthy homes in the 16th and 17th centuries, our understanding of exactly what Scottish furniture looked like during this period is rather patchy.

Recently aquired from a private collection in Texas.