[ELIZABETH II (1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain)]

Exceptional chair that was designed and made for use at the Coronation, numbered 102, with a Limed English Oak frame, covered on the seat and back with blue velvet, which was specially commissioned for the event, with a fine embroidered “ER II” in gilt thread with a gilt and red crown above on the back, under the seat the wood is stamped “ER II (Crown) Coronation”, Westminster Abbey, 2nd June

W. Hands and Sons Ltd., a furniture make in High Wycombe were commissioned to make the chairs for Peers and Peeresses. The blue velvet upholstery was made at Listers Mills in Bradford, Yorshire. After the ceremony those who had occupied the chairs were given the opportunity to buy them.

Item Date:  1953

Stock No:  40813      £2250

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