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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Steve Coates, post: 10449882, member: 93036&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I found a set of what appears to be six Arts and Crafts dining chairs in an antique shop in South Africa. While I found the chairs in South Africa, I think it&#039;s plausible that they were manufactured in Britain. South Africa was a British colony at the time, and I believe furniture was brought over. I also can&#039;t find any evidence of furniture like this being made in South Africa.</p><p><br /></p><p>The research I have done seems to indicate that these have all the indicators of late 19th century or early 20th century Arts and Crafts. It also seems like the carving might be a stylised sunflower and that the overall design might have been influenced by Anglo-Japanese design. However, I can&#039;t find any exact matches for these chairs online. </p><p><br /></p><p>The dimensions of the chairs are: Height 86 cm, width 44, depth 42.5. I measured the height to the top of the beam on the side of the backrest, but I think it would be a bit higher to the top of the carving.</p><p><br /></p><p>One other interesting point is that the same antique shop had a stand-alone chair for sale that, while a lot more ornate, seems to have structural and stylistic similarities with the set. I wondered if it might be part of the same collection. Unfortunately, it was sold by the time I got there, but it can still be viewed on their site <a href="https://pinesantiques.co.za/shop/oak-chair/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pinesantiques.co.za/shop/oak-chair/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I first saw the chairs, I was really struck by how modern their design seems to be given their apparent age. I was sufficiently interested in them that I bought them. So, I&#039;d really appreciate any thoughts on them, including their style and likely origin. As I said, I am a real amateur on the topic and, so, any insights would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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