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Set of Six Smith and Watson Windsor Style Armchairs - FOR PICK UP OR TRANSPORT ONLY, ITEM WILL NOT SHIP! A set of six high-back Windsor style armchairs in the traditional English taste. Each chair features a tall hoop back with vertical spindles flanking a central pierced splat decorated with Gothic-arched motifs. The continuous arm design is supported by turned spindles and integrated into a deeply carved saddle seat. The lower structure is composed of cabriole front legs with pad feet, while the rear legs are of a simple turned design, all joined by an H-stretcher featuring a bowed front member. The wood displays prominent wide figuring, particularly on the seats, and is finished in a medium-to-dark antique stain with intentional distressing. A brass plaque is attached to the underside of the seat reading Smith and Watson New York Cabinetmakers and Chairmakers since 1907. Height: 42 inches Width across arms: 22 1/4 inches Seat width at widest point: 21 1/2 inches.