MID-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with rope-tassled toprail above a vase-shaped solid splat, above a brass-studded seat covered in orange material, on cabriole legs headed by shells, on claw and ball feet (2)

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Lot Essay

The swagged and tasselled drapery toprail appears on a single walnut side chair with a solid splat sold by The St. Louis Art Museum, Sotheby's, New York, 26 October 2002, lot 1947 ($38,240). A set of six Irish chairs with related toprail design and pierced splats was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 6 July 2000, lot 36 (£58,750).

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