Beschreibung:

AN UNUSUAL SET OF FOURTEEN GEORGE IV MAHOGANY AND BRASS INLAID DINING CHAIRS CIRCA 1825, ONE ARMCHAIR OF RECENT MANUFACTURE To include a pair of armchairs, on tapering reeded legs at the front, alternately reeded in brass and terminating in brass cappings, with close nailed terracotta and brown geometric horsehair woven upholstery each armchair approximately 87cm high, 57cm wide, 59cm deep overall Provenance: From the Private Collection of a titled family Please note, this is a set of thirteen George IV chairs, and one armchair of recent manufacture, not a set of fourteen George IV chairs as printed in the catalogue. Condition Report: SALEROOM NOTICE: This is a set of thirteen George IV chairs, and one armchair of recent manufacture, not a set of fourteen George IV chairs as printed in the catalogue. There are scratches, marks, knocks and abrasions consistent with age and use. There are losses, observations and restorations including: the horsehair woven fabric not tightly upholstered, some of the close nails have lifted from the seat frame; some brass stringing has is dented, missing, lifting and been re-pinned; the chairs restored including repairs to the crest rails including some patching with veneers and inset wood and stain painting over some repairs; one chair with the back and back leg section loose jointed to the chair seat; lacking some veneers to the seat rails; some or all the brass cylinders to the feet could be of a later date and there are metal bosses to the underside of some of the feet; holes from previous upholstery tacks to the inset recesses of the seat rails; some later blocks to the corners of the seat rails; cracks including to some legs; one armchair of recent manufacture. Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer