A SET OF SIX GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, CIRCA 1770, ...

Estimate

£600 - £800

A SET OF SIX GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, CIRCA 1770, in the Chippendale manner, foliate carved arch top rails above a tapering pierced splat with quatrefoil motif, the seat panels raised on chamfered square legs united by an 'H' form stretcher
93 x 54 x 44 cm

Provenance :These items came from Portesham House, Portesham, Dorset, the family estate of Vice Admiral Thomas Masterman Hardy, flag Captain to Admiral Lord Nelson and first Naval Lord, (1769-1839)  property by descent, part of a private Wilshire collection.