A matched suite of Viennese mahogany dining chairs circa 1830, in the manner of Josef Danhauser

comprising a pair of armchairs and a set of ten side chairs, upholstered in green velvet and with drop in seats (12)

By repute Baronin de Garcia;
Acquired from Otto von Mitzlaff, at TEFAF, Maastricht, 13 March 2015.

Overall in excellent restored condition and ready to place. Typical minor old marks, chips and scratches to frames. Minor patch repairs to areas of veneers. Some turned discs to top rails probably later replacements. Velvet upholstery in good order with very minor signs of wear such as minor lifting to chord border. Some feet re-tipped and most chairs with later block supports to comers of seat frames. With evidence of repaired breaks to joints of some chairs but all sound and sturdy and ready to use. A chic matched suite.
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