 ‘Possession is nine-tenths of the law,’ as the adage goes.
The chairs in this section have a particularly strong link to their owner. They are special to the owner because it is their chair, and these chairs can only have one owner at a time. In some cases, there has been a battle to establish ownership. Sometimes these chairs can be passed on to younger family members. These chairs range from a made-to-order ‘Rolls Royce of a chair’ to an ordinary garden chair.
"This is the Fireside chair by Teal of Stokechurch which we bought at auction for the princely sum of £7 at Wycombe Museum after it featured in the Millennium Chair ...
"Back in the 1980s, I came to the conclusion that my life would be enhanced with the acquisition of a Parker Knoll Recliner. When I contacted Parker Knoll in High ...
"My favourite chair was previously my Dad's favourite in the sitting room of my boyhood home in Cressex Road. It is now very much my chair - I don't believe ...
"My name is Mr Cat. I don’t actually live in this house but I really like this chair, so I have decided it’s going to be my chair, no one ...
"My parents gave me this chair when I was three years old. Back then, I didn’t have a little brother. Now my brother is 3 and he enjoys this chair ...
"My chair is only an ordinary garden chair but it became very important to me during lockdown. We regularly had "Pavement Parties" in our cul-de-sac. Having set our chairs on ...
