TWO CIRCA 1795, TEN CIRCA 1900

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A SET OF TWELVE TUSCAN GILTWOOD AND PARCEL-SILVERED DINING-CHAIRS
TWO CIRCA 1795, TEN CIRCA 1900
Each with a shield-shaped back centred with a ribbon-tied Prince of Wales feather, above a serpentine close-nailed leather seat on collared square tapering legs, the two earlier chairs pegged, with each leg repaired and with traces of silver decoration (12)

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Lot Essay

The Roman-shield backs of the English patterned chairs have feathered splats tied in a double bow, which almost certainly derive from chairs in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence that were supplied in 1797 by Giovacchino Paoli and are likely to have been inspired by feathered back chairs in Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 3rd ed. 1794 (E. Colle ed., I Mobili di Palazzo Pitti, 1737-1799, Florence, 1992, no. 126).

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