George Ii Walnut Side Chair
Elegant George II Walnut Carved Side Chair, c.1730
By William Kent
Located in London, GB
An elegant George II walnut side chair with scrolled crest rail, pierced splat and shell carved
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Antique Early 18th Century British George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four English George II Period Walnut Side Chairs with Shelled Carved Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of 4 English George II period walnut side chairs of good scale, the undulating crestrail
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 39 in W 22 in D 18 in
Pair of 18th C Hand Carved Walnut George II Ladder Back Dining Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable pair of hand carved walnut, 18th Century, English Ribbon Back Side Chairs. The chairs
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Set of Six Period 18th Century George II Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Set of six period English walnut George II side chairs
Six period Georgian side chairs in
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Pair of George II Style Irish Side Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century pair of George II style Irish mahogany side chairs. Walnut. Knees boldly carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish George II Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Dutch Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
Wonderful pair of heavily carved 18th century Dutch side chairs. Both chairs have shell carvings in
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Walnut George II Style Side Chairs
Located in Wilson, NC
Set of four walnut George II style side chairs, the crest rail features the Prince of Wales plume
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Antique 1880s English George II Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Fantastic Set of Late 19th Century Parcel Gilt George II Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Fantastic set of 6 George II style side chairs from the late 19th century. Parcel gilt decoration
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Superb Set of Eight George II Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisite set of eight George II Style walnut dining room chairs. There are two arm chairs and four
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
George II Mahogany Swivel Reading Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
front side to allow for use to both sit in to use as a desk chair as well as to straddle for reading
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Antique 1750s English George II Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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Superb Set of Six Antique English Geo. I/II Style Hand Carved Mahogany Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous Quality Antique English Set of Six (6) heavy, dense San Domingan Hand Carved Mahogany Geo. I/II Style Side Chairs (no arms) with design influences by Thos. Chippendale and R...
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 22 in D 17 in
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Brea, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs
These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen
most comfortablw 20th century walnut carved cabriole legs with wings and arms
Located in Perth, GB
This chair is soft touch to the comfort a chair to relax in comfortable recently reupholstered in a triple woolen tapest style colourful material of the highest quality stufffed wi...
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Early 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Wool
H 40 in W 32 in D 23 in
Set of 12 Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality set of twelve (10 + 2 arms) late 19th century mahogany Chippendale style mahogany dining chairs, each having wonderful carved and fretted back splats of scrolls and fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Country King Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Country style reclaimed oak veneered and mahogany tester King size bed, with an arched headboard and four turned columns on a paneled foot rail, on turned legs.
Dimensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Waring And Gillow George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each very sturdy and wonderful generous scale with serpentine carved crestrail over a pierced splat with carving and drop in upholstered seat raised on cabriole legs with ball and cl...
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Antique 1760s Great Britain (UK) George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Other
H 38.25 in W 24.5 in D 19.5 in
14 Chippendale Style 19th Century Dining Chair by Morant & Co.
By Morant & Co.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality set of 14 mahogany dining chairs in the Chippendale style (two later arms, 12 singles). Having carved scrolling foliate decoration to the backs, with gothic influenced...
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Oval Breakfast Dining Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century George III
Period mahogany oval breakfast table having well
Figured oval tilting top with crossbanded decoration
Raised on elegant barrel turned...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Breakfast Table
Located in Nashville, TN
Gorgeous English Regency period tilt-top breakfast table with rosewood marquetry inlay banding. We recently French polished this table. It is in excellent condition with original har...
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Pedestals
Materials
Zebra Wood
Irish George III Carved Mahogany Dished Top Tea Table, 18th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Irish George III carved mahogany dished top tea table, 18th century
Beautifully hand carved foliage, slightly curved cabriole tapered legs on padded feet.
Old Tag from Edward Butl...
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Antique 18th Century Irish George III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1750
By Joseph Aronson
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chinese Chippendale mahogany sofa with carved corner fret works, serpentine back, scrolled arms, and terminating on squared legs with connecting stretchers. Mid-18th century....
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Antique 1750s English Chinese Chippendale Sofas
American Queen Anne Period Walnut Sidechair Boston Origin Cabriole Legs Pad Feet
Located in Wells, ME
American Queen Anne period walnut sidechair from a Boston cabinetmaker. This elegant chair is distinguished by its cabriole legs, pad feet and vase form splat. The block and turned c...
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 40.75 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban mahogany. The bonnet features a swan neck, broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes an...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 90 in W 38.5 in D 21 in
Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase ‘Secretaire’
Located in Miami, FL
A late 18th century English George III mahogany Bureau bookcase ‘secretaire’ with fretwork open swan neck pediment, centred by a shaped finial, above a pair of glazed doors, slant fr...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Pair of Swedish Rococo Period Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Swedish rococo period chairs, hand-carved circa 1745-1774. Finish gently scraped back to original and early layers of paint. Shell motif carved into frieze and crest. Cabriol...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George II walnut side chairs, each with unusual oval pierced crests over vase form splat
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
George II Walnut Chair
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine quality English walnut early 18th century chair with shaped cabriole legs topped by carved
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Burr Walnut and Figured Walnut Side Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in London, GB
An important and very well documented pair of early George II side chairs in well figured veneered
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A fine pair of George II period walnut side chairs.
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of George II period walnut Side Chairs, the shaped carved splat backs over drop in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Side Chairs
Pair of George II Carved Walnut Side Chairs Attributed to William Hallet
By William Hallett
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine pair of George II carved walnut side chairs attributed to William Hallett. The rectangular
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Antique 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
English George II Chair with Shell Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This fine English George II period walnut side chair has a curved splat back above a slip seat
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Burr Walnut Side Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in London, Middlesex
Each chair has a gently curving top rail carved with a central shell and foliage; the tops of the
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Very Fine George II Mahogany Spoon-Back Hall Chair for the Earls of Kintore
Located in New York, NY
The design for this chair derives from Italian walnut Sgabelli of the 16th century that were
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Antique 1730s English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39 in W 18 in D 22.25 in
George II Pair of Irish Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
George II pair of Irish walnut side chairs, the shaped top rail with a central carved cresting and
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Antique 1760s Irish George II Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Marquetry Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
A rare Anglo-Dutch walnut and marquetry side chair with marquetry in the crest rail, styles, splat
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Georgian Style Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four George II style carved walnut side chairs with vase-form splats, drop-in seats and leaf
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English George II Walnut & Beech Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1730. Each with a shaped top rail with acanthus carving at the ears, the pierced backrest with unusual crossbanded vasiform back splat, over a shaped drop in seat; raised on fr...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
George II Carved Walnut Wing Back Armchair
Located in Knutsford, GB
A superb English George II walnut wing back armchair of excellent shape and proportions. The back
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Antique 18th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare George II Needlepoint Walnut Wing Armchair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stunning wing back armchair with rectangular back and padded sides continuing to outscolled arms
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wingback Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of English George II walnut side chairs with lovely shape, having carved, pierced back splats
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Antique 1750s British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
English George II walnut side chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English George II period walnut side chair, circa 1730, almost certainly by noted
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Beautiful and Original George II Walnut Side Chair with Braganza Feet, c1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
A very beautiful early Georgian chair in excellent original condition and very finely detailed in
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Antique 18th Century George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of George II Walnut Side Chairs, Possibly Dutch
Located in Essex, MA
Each with an arched back and central vasiform splat , loose fitted seats, raised on cabriole legs with carved knees and ball and claw feet.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century European George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS, Circa 1730.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Side Chairs
18th Century Set of Four George II Period Walnut Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A good George II Period set of four walnut side chairs of rich color, each having a shaped top rail
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Side Chairs
Pair of Mid-18th Century George III Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of exuberantly carved walnut side chairs, believed to be Irish.
Provenance- Collection of
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Antique 1850s Irish George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Irish Georgian Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a serpentine crestrail with shell and tassel carving, pierced carved vasiform splat, drop in seat and raised on carved cabriole legs with acanthus carving and flower head c...
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Antique 1760s Irish George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A Fine 18th Century Georgian Walnut Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a simple backrest and a seat of generous proportion, the scroll-carved cabriole legs ending in pad feet and joined by a well shaped h-form stretcher, upholstered in a mustard ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 English George II Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine set of 4 English George II walnut veneered side chairs, the cupid's bow cresting rail with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Chairs
Pair Of Early 18th Century Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality Early George II Period Pair Of Solid Walnut Side Chairs, Of Exceptional
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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century George II Walnut Dining Chairs in Zebra Hide, Set of Eight
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A fine set of eight George II walnut dining chairs comprising two arms and six sides of very fine
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Antique 18th Century English George II Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Zebra Hide, Walnut
Set of 8 George II Style Dining Chairs
Located in Cypress, CA
Desirable set of 8 English George II style walnut dining chairs, two arms and six sides.
All the
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Early 20th Century English George II Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century George II Style Walnut Leather Upholstered Wing Back Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
Late 19th century George II style walnut leather upholstered wingback armchair of superb shape and
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 52.96 in W 33.08 in D 33.86 in
Pair of leather wing armchairs in the George II style
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of wing armchairs in George II style, with olive leather upholstered sides, back and seat, on
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Antique Late 19th Century British George II Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
8 Antique Berkey & Gay William & Mary Walnut Dining Room Chairs Jacobean Gothic
By Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
starting around the 1920's until Berkey and Gay went out of business in the 1940's."
Side Chair - 20" x
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Early 20th Century William and Mary Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 38 in W 19 in D 20 in
Antique Set of Eight Victorian Carolean Oak Chairs, Circa 1860
Located in London, GB
six side chairs and two armchairs, circa 1860 in date.
These chairs are made of solid oak and have
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Oak
Carved Claw Paw Foot Acanthus Leaf Side End Table by Hickory Chair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company, Thomas O'brien
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Round occasional claw foot cabriole leg side table by Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair Furniture
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2010s George II End Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Set of Eight Carolean Style Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
dating from the second half of the 20th century.
Comprising six side chairs and two armchairs
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Antique 1770s English Dining Room Chairs
Case Piece in Walnut by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design (JRD), USA, c. 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in Deland, FL
a decades-long collaboration between the two icons. Risom served in World War II under Gen. George
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 27 in W 39 in D 20 in
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Known as back chairs each with upholstered backs and seats raised on cabriole legs and pad feet
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Antique 1740s English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a shaped crestrail and shaped splat, cabriole legs and pad feet. Rear leg stretcher. Possibly American.
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Antique 1750s English George II Side Chairs
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
With carved shell and tassel crest rail over a pierced vasiform splat, drop in seat, raised on cabriole legs and scroll feet.
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Antique 1750s English George II Chairs
George II Style Carved Walnut Side Chairs, England, circa 1880
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional pair of English George II, circa 1740, Rococo style bench-made side chairs having
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
George II circa 1740 Side Chair in Glove Leather
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and comfortable, this walnut upholstered chair with cabriole legs, yoked crestrail and
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Antique 1740s English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique George II Style Walnut Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George II style carved walnut armchair, 18th century and later. With a cupids bow crest
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Antique 18th Century English George II Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique Set of Eight Irish George II Style Dining Chairs, Ex-Viceroy of India
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
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Each of the eight side chairs has a finely carved and pierced interlaced splat, over generously
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Vintage 1920s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 37.25 in W 24.25 in D 23 in
8 Mid Century Windsor Farmhouse Walnut Bow Sack Back Dining Arm & Side Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
"Eight handmade 18th century inspired windsor dining chairs, circa 1950s. Made from walnut
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Mid-20th Century Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 44 in W 23 in D 26 in
English Carved Walnut Dining Set, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite large 19th century English George II style finely carved walnut 13-piece dining set with
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
A Pair Of Irish George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine pair of Irish George II walnut side chairs of compact proportions and excellent colour and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice pair of George II Period walnut side chairs with wooden seats made in England circa 1740. (2
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Wood
PAIR George II Walnut Side Chairs. C1730
Located in New York, NY
PAIR early Georgian side chairs executed in beech and beautifully figured walnut enriched with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
PAIR George II Walnut Side Chairs. C 1730
Located in New York, NY
PAIR early Georgian side chairs executed in beech and beautifully figured walnut enriched with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Pair of George II Period Walnut Side-Chairs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pair of George II period walnut side-chairs; the tall boldly-curved backs with fiddle-shaped splats
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George II Period Walnut Side-Chairs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pair of George II period walnut side-chairs; the tall boldly-curved backs with fiddle-shaped splats
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Harlequin Set of Six George II Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A Harlequin set of six George II walnut dining chairs. Lovely side chairs with distinctive period
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Antique 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A Rare Pair of George II Eagle and Shell Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare pair of walnut shell and eagle carved side chairs with petit pointe needlepoint seat covers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
George II Red Walnut Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
We where fortunate to acquire a set of four George II red walnut chairs made in England during the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
George II Style Side Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Well made walnut side chair made in the George II style during the 19th century. Featuring
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Antique 19th Century British Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
A Pair of George II Period Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A pair of solid walnut and walnut veneered side chairs on cabriole legs carved with shells and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
George II Side Chair with Shell Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This fine English George II period walnut side chair has a finely curved splat back above a slip
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A Good George III Set of 4 Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A good George II set of 4 walnut side chairs; the shaped crest rail with a central scroll, above a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish George II Side Chairs
Pair of 18th Century Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A pair of George II cabriole leg walnut side chairs, the well shaped backs having vase shaped
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Pair of English Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of early English George II transitional Chippendale carved walnut side chairs with newly
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Oak Side Chair After a Design Attributed to Giles Grendy
By Giles Grendey
Located in Mosman Park, AU
A good quality 19th century George II style English carved and joined oak side chair, after a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 40.16 in W 25.99 in D 25.2 in
GEORGE II SIDES
Located in Chicago, IL
A GOOD PAIR OF ANTIQUE ENGLISH, GEORGE II, WALNUT SIDECHAIRS HAVING A SHELL CARVED TOP RAIL ABOVE
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
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Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
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George Ii Chest On Stand
Vintage Antique Chest Of Drawers 3 Drawers
Oak And Cane Bed
Antique Japanese Tea Cabinet
Antique Teapots From India
Antique Victorian Day Bed
Berkey And Gay Cabinet
Brass Bed With Porcelain