It's a long time since I have come across a long set of 12 antique dining chairs. These are solid mahogany, Chippendale style & date from around the 1890 period. This set is made up from a set of eight exactly the same & another set of four that are almost the same. They must have been made by the same chair maker. I think that someone originally ordered the eight & then added another four a bit after, or there were only eight & four available at the time. You can see they are very similar, with very slight differences in some of the carvings, mainly on the middle of the backs. These chairs are top quality, very impressive & have many intricate features. They are structurally sound & in excellent condition. The drop in seats have just been re-upholstered in neutral coloured fabric. Each seat is numbered underneath, which is another sign of quality as each drop in was made for a specific chair. There are two chairs with swept out arms & ten without. Please enlarge all the images to check out the details.

Side Chairs:
Width – 24.5 inches, 57 cm / 21.5 inches, 54 cm
Depth – 19.5 inches, 49 cm
Height – 40.5 inches, 103 cm / 41 inches, 104 cm

Carver Chairs:
Width – 25 inches, 63 cm
Depth – 21.5 inches, 54 cm
Height – 41 inches, 107 cm
Arm height – 28 inches, 71 cm

Seat height – 18.5 inches, 47 cm