A set of sixteen Regency mahogany dining chairs, including two armchairs, circa 1815

including two armchairs, the moulded top rails carved with drapery, the downcurved moulded uprights terminating in carved oval paterae, above moulded sabre legs with match striker headers, paterae lacking on armchairs

Generally these chairs are in `Country house ' condition. All have minor worm damage to the rails, four have repaired breaks to legs including a rather crude repair with visible screws to one rail. One chair and armchairs lacking paterae to the rails. Some have differences to turning on the top-rail. One has losses to its top-rail. Upholstered with Rexine - six in brown and ten in green. Some loose joints and some are more faded than others.
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