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A SET OF FOUR FRENCH CARVED OAK SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1835
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A SET OF FOUR FRENCH CARVED OAK SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1835
In the gothic taste, the rectangular padded backs with rosette-carved borders flanked by tracery uprights with faceted finials, the padded seats with shaped aprons, on spiral twist and square legs, the back and seat covered in green cotton (4)
Provenance
The Hobhouse family, Hadspen House, Castle Cary, Somerset, Sotheby's house sale, 29 May 1996, lot 195.
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This lot is offered without reserve.
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Lot Essay
These chairs were in Lady Hobhouse's Boudoir at Hadspen House.
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