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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 1813913, member: 5066&quot;]Handholds</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; “Great” chair – terminology that connotes seating furniture of massive proportions and imperious character (i.e. armchairs with chutzpah). Such pieces were rare even during the Seventeenth Century and are thought to have been consigned exclusively for use by people of high status and prestige. To quote John Kirk in his 1977 <i>The Impecunious Collector’s Guide to American Antiques</i>, “When you sit in the chair and put your hands on these handholds you get a proper sense of being in command of the space around you. Such chairs were reserved for the most important people, while others sat on stools and benches.”</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]240813[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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