A Magnificent Regency Period Mahogany Lion’s Paw Footed & Ticking Upholstered Stool c.1810-15 sub-Architectural & Garden and published by M

and published by M

with caricature faces and possibly attired in the Oriental manner(

It might well have been used for cutting up lengths or strands of old rope that were then unravelled (by the 'lunatics') to use as oakum for the caulking of deck seams on wooden sailing ships

"The Sport of Kings"

bringing with it a very romantic

A Magnificent Regency Period Mahogany Lion’s Paw Footed & Ticking Upholstered Stool c.1810-15 sub-Architectural & Garden and published by MOrigin: English Period: Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1810 15 The Top: 17 square At Feet: 22 square Height: 9 The imposing and handsome stool composed of Regency period parts, standing on four large mahogany lions paw feet of good colour and quality, the oak carcass having the original black and white striped ticking, typical of the period, surviving from the first quarter of nineteenth century England. The stool is sturdy and stable and there