Martha Frewen's sedan chair. An exceptionally rare George ...

Martha Frewen's sedan chair. An exceptionally rare George II Period Westminster style sedan chair circa 1740, black leather covered with embossed brass mounts, the domed hinged top above 3 opening sash windows with door to the front, the interior lined in contemporary cut flock caffoy, original wooden bearer poles. This sedan chair was originally owned by Martha Frewen (1695 - 1752), who lived at Brickwall in Northiam East Sussex (now Frewen College), and was carried to Northiam church each Sunday in this sedan chair. A portrait of Martha still hangs in the Frewen College. This is the first time the chair has left Northiam since it was new almost 300 years ago.

Estimate:£3,000

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