"Dieppe Around 1860, Rare Pair Of Armchairs."
Exceptional pair of armchairs with rich bone and ivory decoration, finely carved and engraved, at the top of the back are crowned coats of arms framed with dolphins, ivory armrests with Leonine snouts, dolphin heads. Each armchair carries a banner with the inscription "Mont.Loys St Denys" DIEPPE circa 1860 Bibliography: Christopher Payne, European Furniture of the 19th Century, The Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, 2013 pp 117