A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS CIRCA 1820

most seat rails stamped with Roman numerals.

Overall in fair condition with old marks, scratches, scuffs and bruises, some areas of old worm to seat rails and slight separations at lines of construction with some areas of old glue, chair #1(VIII) with old inpainted repairs to tops of stiles at join with top rail, chair #3 (I) with old plugged and patched repairs to tops of stiles at juncture with top rail, old repaired break to horizontal splat, old plugged repairs to back left legs at junctures with seat rails, old plugged repaired breaks to front legs at junctures with seat rails, chair #4 (X) with top rail and horizontal splat slightly loose, chair #6 (IIII)with old plugged and patched repairs to tops of stiles at juncture with top rail, old repaired breaks to tops of front left and right legs each leg with a screw, chair #7 (II) with old plugged repairs to tops of stiles at juncture with top rail, chair #9 (I) with old patched repairs to top of stiles at juncture with top rail and with old repaired break to horizontal splat, chair #10 (V) with repaired break to top of front right leg, chair 11 (II) with old patched repair to tops of stiles at juncture with top rail, horizontal back splat re-glued, chair #12 (VII) with old patched and plugged repairs to top of stiles at juncture with top rail, overall with some areas of infilling and inpainting around repairs, some very minor chips to extremities, drop in seats with some old worm.
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