Southern India
comprising one chair with a winged female head flanked on either side by a nude female figure and a makara, the upright support finials in the form of birds, the seat rail carved and pierced, with twist-turned balusters, below a further female head flanked by makara, with twist-turned legs, circa 1660-80; another of similar form, the back carved in relief with monkeys in a scrolling floral landscape with pinecone finials to either side, with twist-turned balusters below, the seat rail carved and piecered with scrolling floral vine, with twist-turned legs, circa 1680; two further chairs of similar form, the backs carved in relief with dense scrolling floral vines, circa 1680; and a pair of chairs with a basket of fruit flanked by a leafy flourish, the upright support finials in the form of a lion holding a shield, below two registers of twist-turned balusters supporting niches, with twist-turned legs, 19th century, the largest: 55cm wide, 48cm deep, 98cm high (21.5" wide, 18.5" deep, 38.5" high). (6)