A SET OF SIX GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS

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A SET OF SIX GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
Each with a rectangular back with a solid lozenge flanked by fluted columns, above a solid bowfront seat and a fluted apron, on turned tapering fluted legs headed by patera and joined by turned baluster cross stretchers, stamped 'RR' and five chairs with incised initials 'ID', two legs with restored breaks (6)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co's, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', 1788 (pl. 10) illustrated a related chair-back pattern, which is conceived in the French manner with a lozenged compartment framed by flower-capped Pompeian columns.

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