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A similar hall chair by Alexander Peter is illustrated in Francis Bamford, A Dictionary of Edinburgh Furniture Makers, Furniture History Society, 1983, pl.9
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A PAIR OF MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
IN THE MANNER OF ALEXANDER PETER
The scalloped backs painted with a crest of stags' heads and demi-griffens within cartouches, the waisted saddle seats with circular central mouldings, on similar scrolled trestle-end supports joined by an arched stretchers (2)
IN THE MANNER OF ALEXANDER PETER
The scalloped backs painted with a crest of stags' heads and demi-griffens within cartouches, the waisted saddle seats with circular central mouldings, on similar scrolled trestle-end supports joined by an arched stretchers (2)