Rare Set of Eight Classical Carved Mahogany Klismos Side Chairs, attributed to Duncan Phyfe, New York, circa 1815

Chairs retain a dark rich surface.

Some nicks and scratches to edges and legs consistent with use and age. Front rails inscribed, V, VI, VII, XII, XIII, XVI, XX, and illegible. The chairs with XVI has the carving chipped from two of the toes on its proper left front paw foot.
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A nearly identical chair is illustrated in Nancy McClelland, Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency: 1795-1830, (New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1980), pl. 165, p 181.