Object Description
A Superb Set of Twelve Neo-Classical Revival Dining Chairs
A rare set of beautifully drawn proportions with two larger armchairs and ten of smaller scale, all carved from mahogany, rising from tapering and fluted ring turned front legs, with bands of palm fronds atop, and canted rear legs; the bowed front seat rails with conforming carving, which continues onto the outswept arms; the seats upholstered in a contemporary fabric; the elliptical backs carved with a running band of bay leaves, and housing addorsed anthemion fronds issuing from arched and ribbed pedestals.
English, circa 1905
Dimensions (larger): H: 41 in / 104 cm | W: 28 in / 71 cm
Dimensions (smaller): H: 38 in / 96 cm | 24.5 in / 62 cm