A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II GRAINED OAK HALL CHAIRS MID 18TH CENTURY

each backrest painted with a crest bearing a coat of arms, possibly those of Wykersley.  Losses, repairs.

Overall fair condition, now with a varnish, some chips and losses to the paint overall with areas of inpainting, the backrest of first chair slightly loosewith wear to the painted crest, front and back panel legs with vertical age crack above join with stretcher, some old worm damage to feet, backrest of second chair slightly loose, front foot panel with age crack at join with splat, backrest and stretcher of third chair slightly loose, back leg panel with old repaired crack to right foot and with age crack at join with stretcher, front panel foot with age crack at join with stretcher, some old worm damage to front feet, the fourth chair with slight age crack to back panel leg at join with stretcher, stretcher slighly loose.
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The design and construction of hall chairs of this form have their origins in early 17^th century Italy, becoming a popular form for the furnishing of the somewhat austere and architectural entrances of the English country house.  A set of hall chairs with the Tollemache arms of similar form was supplied to the Fourth Earl of Dysart for Ham House, in 1730, by the London Cabinet maker George Nix of King Street, St. Martin's Lane. These were described as '18 Hall Chairs Painted and Varnisht' at a cost of £1. 0s. 0d. each'.