Jewellery, 19th/20th Century Design & Ceramics

PAIR OF CHINESE DINING CHAIRS - BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION, 1924 a pair of carved Rosewood Chinese dining chairs with cabriole legs, the backs inset with marble panels. With a plaque on the back, British Empire Exhibition 1924, Chinese Restaurant. 38ins (96.5cms) high. (2) *The British Empire Exhibition was a Colonial Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924 and 1925. The Exhibition cost 12 million pounds and was the largest one staged anywhere in the world, and attracted 27 million visitors.