AN ASSEMBLED SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS

comprising two armchairs and ten side chairs; an armchair and five side chairs with earlier elements. Restorations, replacements, losses. 

All twelve chairs now with a blackened varnish, old marks and scratches, losses and restorations throughout the six George III chairs, including replaced rails and brackets, later corner blocks, armrests later to two side chairs one of which with break to back splat at join with cresting rail with subsequent small losses, age cracks and replacements to back splats, repaired breaks to legs; later chairs with restorations throughout, including replacements to brackets, repairs to back splats.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

The pattern on which the design of these chairs is based was first published by Thomas Chippendale in his The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, 1754, pl. XII.  It appears to have been a popular model in Ireland, examples being recorded from from the 18^th, 19th and 20^th centuries.  A similar 18th century set of chairs from Malahide Castle, County Dublin, was sold at Sotheby's, London, July 7, 2000, lot 27.