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DINING CHAIRS

mention of dining chairs probably conjures images of convivial evenings around a dining table with friends, but it wasn’t always so. Chairs began life as symbols of authority. Generally made from oak or walnut, and with designs linked to church architecture, the earliest examples were intended only for the most distinguished

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