A set of thirteen George II mahogany dining chairs Circa 1755

Together with three later copies. 16 pieces.

First armchair with minor cracks to cresting rail at join with tops of stiles; the right armrest with minor age crack adjoin with armrest support; repaired crack two front left corner of apron above the front left leg; second armchair; with old repaired break to right stile above join with right armrest; left handhold with two old rubbed chips; front left leg with replaced left knee bracket; chair X with old repaired break to the center of the splat; shoe possibly replaced; back right bracket re-glued; gadrooned apron possible replaced; front right leg with large scuffs and chips to leaf carving of right side bracket; front left foot with large chip to one claw; chair XII with old repaired break to base of left stile; some minor old worm damage to back seat rail; front left corner of apron with repaired cracks and with subsequent large chip; tops of front legs with scuffs and chips to leaf carving; back right foot spliced; chair IX with old repaired break with later splice to top of right stile old repaired break to base of left stile with splice to back; back seat rail replaced; back left leg probably replaced; possibly associated to the set; the front legs with chips and wear to the leaf carving and with large chips and losses to claws; chair II possibly [made at a later date though does not appear to have been made in the twentieth century] associated; back feet tipped; back left bracket replaced; some minor worm damage to back rail; old repaired break to top of right stile with join at cresting rail; repaired break to base of left stile at join with seat rail; chair I with old repaired break to center of splat; old worn chips to fluted stiles; the shoe possibly replaced; back seat rail with minor worm damage; back feet tipped; chair IIII stamped NC beneath a fleur-de-lis to the back rail; some minor worm damage to back rail; some old chips and scuffs to carving of front legs and brackets; chair III stamped NC beneath a fleur-de-lis to the back rail; old repaired break to center of cresting rail above the splat; the splat with some old repair breaks; old repaired break to cresting rail at join with right stile to the back edge; some chips and wear to gadrooning; chair VIII stamped NC beneath a fleur-de-lis to the back rail; some glued cracks to the base of the right stile at join with seat rail; the front right leg with a replaced side knee bracket some old worm damage to the back rail with minor losses; gadrooned apron replaced; chair V stamped NC beneath a fleur-de-lis to the back rail; replaced leaf tip to front bracket of front right leg some chips and scuffs to foliate carving of front legs and brackets; some old worm damage to back rail; chair XI stamped NC beneath a fleur-de-lis to the back rail; some old worm damage to back rail; loss to leaf tip of front bracket of front left leg; gadrooned apron replaced; chair VII stamped NC beneath a fleur-de-lis to the back rail; large loss to leaf tip of side bracket to front right leg some old worm damage to back rail; some scuffs and wear and chips to leaf carving of front legs and brackets; chair VI with old repaired breaks to stop of stiles at joins with cresting rail; back feet spliced; side bracket to front right leg replaced; gadrooned apron replaced; minor worm damage to back rail; first twentieth century copy with sun bleaching to back; large chips and scuffs to front right leg; second twentieth century copy with sun bleaching to back and some scuffs and scratches
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