A Pair of George IV brass-inlaid rosewood window seats circa 1820

Restorations, some rails reinforced.

Overall good restored condition; later finish; brass-capped casters replaced; overall with some old marks, scratches, scuffs and bruises. The first with the seat rails to the front and back long sides replaced; later corner blocks; old worm to cross-bars and to side rails; one long side with slight lifting to brass-inlay and with some small patches to rosewood; one leg with old vertical age crack with slight separation. The other with later corner blocks and with inserted corner blocks to the rails directly above the legs; old worm to seat rails and to cross bars; some legs with old infilling and inpainting covering old worm.
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