Late Victorian Scottish Vernacular Francis East & Co. Windsor Side Chair

Late Victorian Scottish vernacular Francis East & Co. Windsor side chair c.1890-1910. A unique, original, registered and beautifully designed lowland joined side chair from Dundee, Scotland. - Likely to be constructed from imported American birch used in Scotland for chair manufacture in the 19th Century. - Manufactured by Francis East & Co. of Dundee, as a Windsor side chair with a unique design to the East family (Francis East & Co. from c.1876 and East Brothers, pattern 375 from 1895). - The chair combines three-ring turned legs and a contoured scalloped seat including a serpentine front. - The back has decoratively reeded uprights and top rail. The back spindles are beautifully simulated bamboo in design with a touch of regency faux chinoiserie. A beautiful, aesthetically pleasing, vernacular side chair from Dundee, solid as a rock after circa 125 years and ready for further decorative utility.