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Set of Six British Colonial Dining Chairs, 1830

Description
Set of six British colonial dining chairs, comprising two armchairs and four sides, each with a tablet crest over the rosette and spindle back; the caned seat framed by reeded rails and raised on turned and reeded legs.

The distinctive 'loop arm', where the arm loops under the crest rail, is unique to furniture from British India and the East Indies. Ivory chairs of this design were made in Murshidabad in West Bengal. Hardwood examples such as this were popular and can be seen in 19th century Indian portraits and interior views.

Origin:	India
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Wood
Condition:	Good. These chairs are good and sturdy. They were refinished and restored sometime in the 20th c. They had minute traces of white paint and were probably originally painted white to resemble ivory.
Creation Date:	1830
Styles / Movements:	Anglo-Indian, Traditional
Book References:	See Amin Jaffer, "Furniture from British India and Ceylon", (New Delhi: Timeless Books, 2001), 259-261.
Dealer Reference #:	8103655
Incollect Reference #:	273702