A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III PAINTED OVAL-BACK HALL CHAIRS IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE, TWO CIRCA 1775, TWO OF LATER DATE

A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III PAINTED OVAL-BACK HALL CHAIRS IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE, TWO CIRCA 1775, TWO OF LATER DATE

height 38 in.; width 21 in.; depth 17 in.
96.5 cm; 53.3 cm; 43.2 cm

Condition Report:
Losses to painted surface decoration, old velcro strips on base of back rests once used to secure seat cushions, scattered chips and nicks consisted with age and use. Old work holes scattered throughout two older chairs.

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Provenance:
The Collection of Joe and Madeleine Bain, Christie's New York, 12 April 1996, lot 160

Christie's New York, 21 January 1999, lot 509