Huon pine front left leg most likely a replacement. Myrtle top rail and Blackwood H stretcher. The other legs appear to be mountain ash. Predominantly original finish heavily worn in areas. Areas of repairs and restoration with nails securing the jawbone uprights to the seat. Shrinkage cracks to the solid seat on the right-hand corner. Nails in the left-hand corner in the seat. Frame in need of some re-gluing to improve its structural integrity. A rare chair that would respond well to professional sympathetic restoration. No Peddle stamp present. This design is possibly an earlier prototype/period copy with design differences or a workshop workman’s piece using various off cuts of different timbers as the other examples we have handled are in Blackwood.

No repairs or restoration. Original finish and patination. Numerous scuffs, scratches, and bruises as expected with age. Original mechanism. Leather upholstery torn and worn through. Areas of original coloured polish rubbed. A very honest example, in good usable condition.

Very good original condition and polish