17th Century Joint Stool 

Rare William and Mary Joint Stool
With Historic Detachable Circular Top
Solid Well Patinated Oak with a Scrubbed Top
English, c.1680

Provenance: The John Fardon Collection, Edgbaston, UK

Related Literature: A comparable joint stool also with a loose top illustrated Tobias Jellinek, Early British Chairs and Seats 1500 to 1700 (2009), p. 245, pl. 329. The author notes how the 'dry' surface of the stool's original top demonstrates use primarily as an occasional table, rather than a stool. The pale and dry appearance to stool top of this lot also implies its use predominantly as a small table. Further examples of 17th century joint stools, with 18th century 'table covers', illustrated David Knell, English Country Furniture 1500 - 1900 (2000), p. 321, colour plate 71; and Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (2016), p. 229, fig. 3:119

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