Set of six Klismós type chairs; France or England,... Lot 17

Set of six Klismós type chairs; France or England, circa 1820. Mahogany wood and leather. With faults. Provenance: private collection conceived from the 1970s between London and Madrid. Measurements: 87 x 50 x 80 cm (x6). Set made up of six chairs in mahogany wood with leather upholstered seats. They have a structure with slightly warped legs and a backrest that continues with the same design. The pieces are inspired by the klismos typology, an ancient Greek chair with a curved back and tapered, outward-curving legs. The klismos was a specifically Greek invention, with no detectable earlier inspiration. The klismos was a specifically Greek invention, with no detectable earlier inspiration, it fell out of general favour during the Hellenistic period; however, the 1st century theatre of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis, Athens, has carved representations of klismoi. Where a klismos is depicted in Roman portraits of seated persons.