A George III set of twelve chairs and a three seat settee One armchair Mahogany and other timbers Scalloped, pierced and carved splat of urn and foliage motifs decoration Green velvet upholstery England, 18th century (losses, faults, restoration and evidence of woodworm) These chairs are part of a larger set that was reproduced in a photo Mário Novais Studios of the dining room in the Palácio dos Duques de Palmela in Lisbon. The same photo, dated from the end of 1950's, was reproduced in the work of Reinaldo dos Santos and Irene Quilhó "Ourivesaria Portuguesa em colecções privadass". Lisbon, 1st ed., 2 vol. (1959-1960) and 2nd ed. (1974). Height: 93 cm (armchair) Length: 194 cm (settee)

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