Bidspirit auction | A pair of 'Prince of

A pair of 'Prince of Wales Investiture' chairs, designed by Lord Snowdon in 1969. red painted all-over with Prince of Wales feathers carved to the back and highlighted in gilt, above a padded seat on square tapering legs, the underside of the seat stamped with a stylised Prince of Wales feathers and 1969, together with orginal Welsh tweed red cusions and an oil painting showing the chairs at the ceremony. 54.4cm wide x 47cm deep x 81.5cm high, (21in wide x 18 1/2in deep x 32in high) Note: This chair would have been used during the Prince of Wales Investiture ceremony at Caernarfon Castle in North Wales on 1st July 1969. Aiding the Earl of Snowdon in its design was Carl Toms (1927-1999) and John Pound (Ministry of Works) and was manufactured by Remploy, who employed a disabled workforce in a welfare to work scheme. In total 4,600 chairs were made for the ceremony with Welsh tweed upholstered cushions. After the ceremony, the chairs were available for guests to buy for £12 to help fund the ceremony.