Carved Jacobean Throne Dining Chairs with Hand Painted & Embossed Leather Seats, Set of 8

Very rare suite of mid Victorian throne dining chairs based on early Jacobean designs with hand painted leather embossed seats with bergere rattan bases. These are pretty much the finest examples of this type of chair I have ever seen. They are circa 1860-1880, based on a early 17th century design. The frames are hand carved from top to bottom, they have Royal crowns at the top back and across the bottom stretcher. They have rattan bergere seat bases and back and come complete with the original leather embossed, hand painted, horsehair padded removable seat covers, these are well over 140 years old and have an amazing patination and wear throughout. I have never seen these chairs supplied with these pads before In terms of the condition they have been deep cleaned hand condition waxed and polished from top to bottom, all the frames have been checked glued and clamped where required, they will naturally have patination here and there from genuine age and honest use. Some of the berger seat pads have worn and sunk, hence the seat pad covers come in very useful. Some of the leather on the seat pads has work and one or two have heavy wear and or missing patches, this can be professionally restored for the cost price X 2 Carved chair dimensions Height:- 128.5cm Width:- 60.5cm Depth:- 70cm Seat height:- 47cm X6 Standard chair dimensions Height:- 120.5cm Width:- 49cm Depth:- 65cm Seat height:- 46.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point Condition Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.