A set of six painted walnut side chairs Louis XIV, late 17th Century

each with an arched rectangular padded back and seat on ring turned legs joined by a waved X-shaped stretcher, restorations (6)

Christie's London, 9th November 2006, lot 158.

Good overall condition with some honest restorations including a patch to one top rail, a repaired and re-enforced stretcher, three chairs have metal re-enforcements to the joints with the top rails and some patches to the moulded decoration. All the chairs have some old wood worm holes with a some chips and fragmentation.
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