New York, possibly J.&J.W. Meeks, circa 1835-1840, each with highly figured mahogany veneers, scrolled and lyre form backs, one arm and five side chairs, striped upholstered period slip seats, 34-1/2 in. (armchair height), 19 in. (seat height)Note: A nearly identical side chair is illustrated in Classical America, 1815-1845, Newark Museum, 1963, catalog no. 80. The catalog entry indicates that ?lyre splat and continuous stile and rail back seen in the Joseph Meeks and John Hall designs based on the plates of George Smith?s Household Furniture, London, 1826, and the designs of the French restoration.?ÿ; Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia several chairs with laminations at lower legs (restorations or possibly as made), two chairs with ended out legs, one chair with patches and repairs at joint of crest to rear stiles, several repairs at rear leg attachments with some later screws and later bracing at seat rails, other scattered cracks and repairs to rear stiles, armchairs with breaks and repairs at joints of arms to rear stiles, one armchair with additional break and repair at one front leg, other veneer cracks and repairs, some sun fading, stains and distress to upholstery