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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN OAK HALL CHAIRS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN OAK HALL CHAIRS

CIRCA 1825-30

Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN OAK HALL CHAIRS
CIRCA 1825-30
The shaped rectangular back with scrolled top and supports above a solid seat supported on square tapering legs, one with two scrolled ears replaced (2)
Provenance
H.M. Blackmer, Esq.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

These handsome throne-like seats, worthy of the Egyptian Hall of the ancients, feature stepped pyramids on herm-tapered legs; while their battered and palm-flowered backs support Egyptian fan-like and voluted capitals. They reflect the interest in Egyptian architecture promoted in England by T. Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807.

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