A PAIR OF GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY WING ARMCHAIRS, each with a serpentine rectangular eared padded back, out-scrolling padded arms and a padded seat, on cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet carved at the knees with shells, upholstered in brown leather (2)

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