A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS, each with rockwork scrolled dished toprail above an interlaced acanthus-carved quatrefoil splat, two padded seats covered in close-nailed gros point floral needlework on a mustard ground, the other two covered with yellow floral damask, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs and claw feet, restorations, two seat-rails strengthened, one incised JT (4)

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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS, each with rockwork scrolled dished toprail above an interlaced acanthus-carved quatrefoil splat, two padded seats covered in close-nailed gros point floral needlework on a mustard ground, the other two covered with yellow floral damask, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs and claw feet, restorations, two seat-rails strengthened, one incised JT (4)

Lot Essay

Parlour chair patterns, with ribbon-twined and acanthus-enriched splats flowing into the back uprights, were published in The Chair-Maker's Guide, 1766, pl. 44, but had previously featured in The Second Book of Chairs, irca 1751, attributed to Matthias Darly

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