Summary:� Item: 12 French Kitchen Chairs� Provenance: France� Circa: 1920 � Period: 3rd Republic� Wood: Solid Oak� Style: Louis XV Style� Carved shell cartouche top rail to side chairs� Wavy shaped ladder-back splats� Removable rush seats� Cabriole front legs� Straight rear legs� Turned �H� stretchers� Heavy / solid chairs� Good original condition� Newly French polished� Fantastic rich golden-oak colour� Free delivery to England, Wales and southern Scotland*� Free 14-day UK returns policy This is a fine quality antique harlequin set of 12 French kitchen chairs, in the Louis XV style, made from solid oak, with a ladder-back design, featuring drop-in rush seats, circa 1920, in good original condition. The chairs feature a shaped top rail with a shell carved cartouche and two further shaped rails below, in the form of a ladder-back design within the shaped upright supports; the chairs feature �drop-in� rush seats, all of which are in good condition. The shaped seat frame incorporates a shell carved motif apron. The seats are raised on fine cabriole legs to the front (which terminate on curled toecaps), with straight legs to the rear, all of which are united by elegantly turned stretchers for added strength and stability. The 12 French kitchen chairs are heavy in weight, which is a good sign of fine quality and it means they are also sturdy. Condition Report:This is a fine quality antique harlequin set of 12 French kitchen chairs, in the Louis XV style, made from solid oak, with a ladder-back design, featuring drop-in rush seats, circa 1920, in good original condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The chair frames have been glued and the oak has been cleaned and French polished by hand, to a professional standard, in our workshop. Therefore, the colour and patination are of an excellent standard. The cha...