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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 2847799, member: 5066&quot;]LOL, probably so, that was a very clever bit of cabinetmaking in 1805 which is pre-industrial revolution.</p><p>Thing is, this chair has period written all over it, even in the photographs. The missing gilded brass on left arm post, the darkened patina of the mahogany, the removable seat cushion, the dings on the legs, etc. Provenance is very good too, possibly owned by Prince Murat, later King of Naples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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