Details
A set of sixteen George III mahogany dining chairs
each upholstered in close-studded red leather, the rectangular backs with reeded frames above a bowed seat, on ring-turned tapering legs, old repairs, five with brass caps and castors
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each upholstered in close-studded red leather, the rectangular backs with reeded frames above a bowed seat, on ring-turned tapering legs, old repairs, five with brass caps and castors
(16)
Provenance
Christie's House Sale, Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, 17 Sept. 1973, Lot 146
Further details
The upholstered-back dining chair became popular in the early 19th century. A set of thirty-six, for instance, were supplied in 1817, for George Prince Regent, later King George IV, for the Marine Pavillion, Brighton. See J. Dinkel, The Royal Pavillion, Brighton, 1983. p.119.