A rare and fine quality pair of Mahogany Hall Chairs of fabulous rich colour and patina from the early 19th Century. Well drawn and nicely carved with heraldic coat of arms with a Camel carved to the centre rising from a Coronet with the letter P below. Surrounded with reeded border and sitting above reeded C scrolls with flowers, the seats both made from one solid piece of Mahogany. The Chairs are strong and heavy made from the finest exported timbers of the period. A Camel on a family crest symbolises temperance, patience and perseverance. Thanks to the skills of Christopher Coles a provenance researcher we can say that these Hall Chairs almost certainly relate to the Pepys family and are most likely to be a branch of the family related to the great diarist Samuel Pepys. The Manor at Ridley Hall was sold to the Pepys family in 1700, they also had property in London.
 
Height is 85cm (33.5inches)
Width is 45cm (17.7inches)
Depth is 44cm (17.3inches)