A PAIR OF GEORGE IV MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
Circa 1820
Each with a shaped foliage-carved solid back centered by a roundel painted with a crest of a demi-lion holding a sword, with bowed seat, on ring-turned tapering legs (2)
Lot Essay
The crest of a demi-lion rampant holding a sword is borne by the families of McDowal and McFarquhar of Scotland, Watlington of Caldicot Hill, and Aldenham of Hertfordshire.