A set of fourteen William IV mahogany dining chairs, of British Government and Royal interest, circa 1835

A set of fourteen William IV mahogany dining chairs, of British Government and Royal interest, circa 1835, each moulded cresting rail above a button upholstered padded back, each overstuffed seat above turned tapering and reeded legs surmounted by stylised lappet terminals, the chairs stamped 'HOME OF' to the reverse of each back, and two of the chairs visibly stamped with a crown above GRV to the underside of the seat rail

Provenance: Private Collection. Purchased from Sotheby's London, Important English Furniture, 30th June 2004, Lot 51 (£18000).

The stamps to the reverse of each back confirm that these chairs must have been supplied to the Home Office. The presence of the royal stamp for King George V to two of the chairs strongly suggests that the chairs remained at the home office or atleast in another government or royal property during some or all of King George Vs reign. George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.