Comprising two armchairs and six side chairs in the klismos form. Some fitted with a Norman Adams label under the seat rail.

Armchairs: 33 3/4 x 22 x 21 1/2 in., height of seat: 18 1/4 in.

Side chairs: 34 x 19 3/4 x 20 1/2 in., height of seat: 18 1/4 in.

Note: The Klismos chair is based on an ancient Greek model with an incurved backrest a square seat and splayed legs. The Englishman, Thomas Hope was a great classicist who spent eight years traveling in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean where he acquired a passion for Greek art and architecture. He began to design furniture in order to provide himself with a suitable background for his collection of classical and neoclassical statuary and objects d'art. Hope published his designs as Household Furniture and Decorations in 1807, and thereby exerted considerable influence on furniture design in England in the early 19th century.

Norman Adams, Ltd., 8-10 Hans Road, London, SW3. October 11, 1977.

Wear is consistent with age and use with minor scuffing and nicks throughout. Minor old repairs to back rests and one spliced leg. All structurally sound and in good overall condition. Good scale.