Sale 5201
London, South Kensington
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27 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 1,875
Estimate
A SET OF SIX GEORGE IV MAHOGANY AND LEATHER UPHOLSTERED DINING CHAIRS SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Each with a padded, reeded and scroll carved back with a reeded tablet centred splat, moulded seat rails and tapering turned and reeded legs, stamped 'H.LEE' (6)
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The stamp may be that of Henry Lee, chair and sofa maker and undertaker, listed in The Dictionary of English Furniture-Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986.
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