A SET OF TEN REGENCY MAHOGANY 'GRECIAN STYLE' DINING CHAIRS

A SET OF TEN REGENCY MAHOGANY 'GRECIAN STYLE' DINING CHAIRS

IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE SMITH, C.1815-20

each with a curved tablet back carved with scrolls and lappets, with a leaf scroll splat above a drop-in seat, the arms carved with anthemion motifs, with reeded frames and sabre legs, comprising: eight side chairs and a pair of open armchairs, some rails stamped with workman's initials 'I M' (10)

Provenance

Purchased from John Bly Antiques, 27 Bury Street, St. James's, London, 15th January 1999 for £38,500. A copy of the receipt is available.