LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A set of fourteen Irish mahogany dining chairs
Late 19th Early 20th Century
In the George III style, including a pair of open armchairs, each with a paper scroll top rail carved with flower heads, foliage and rockwork, with a pierced, interlaced splat between trailing oak leaves and acorn decorated stiles, with a floral patterned padded seat on trailing foliate and acorn headed cabriole legs with claw and ball feet (14)

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Lot Essay

A chair of this pattern was illustrated by H. Cescinsky in 'The World-House its Furniture and Decoration', London vol. 11, 1924 p.78; and H.Cescinsky, 'English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century', vol. 11, London n.d. fig 162.
A 19th century triple-back settee of this pattern was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 January 1989 Lot 78.

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