A rare and fine quality pair of Mahogany Hall Chairs of fabulous rich colour and patina from the early 19th Century. Well drawn and nicely carved with heraldic coat of arms with a Camel carved to the centre rising from a Coronet with the letter P below. Surrounded with reeded border and sitting above reeded C scrolls with flowers, the seats both made from one solid piece of Mahogany. The Chairs are strong and heavy made from the finest exported timbers of the period. A Camel on a family crest symbolises temperance, patience and perseverance. Thanks to the skills of Christopher Coles a provenance researcher we can say that these Hall Chairs almost certainly relate to the Pepys family and are most likely to be a branch of the family related to the great diarist Samuel Pepys. The Manor at Ridley Hall was sold to the Pepys family in 1700, they also had property in London.
Holmes Antiques was established in 1932
We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.
We specialise in early English furniture
With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.
David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.
Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture
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Antique Number: SA1071650
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 85cm (33.5inches)
Width is 45cm (17.7inches)
Depth is 44cm (17.3inches)
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