This is such a handsome, top quality set of midcentury dining chairs but it has had us scratching our heads. With the unusual, striking X design of the chair backs we had hoped to find something similar to identify them and establish their age and origin but we’ve drawn blanks wherever we’ve turned. We believe they are British-made and their style and construction takes us to the 1960s, most probably early part of the decade. Their design sits between traditional and midcentury, our favourite place, and they would go just as well around a rustic kitchen table as they would a classic, clean mid-century dining table. They’re very comfortable, especially so the carvers with their contoured arms, and we love the original olive green upholstery which looks grand against the dark, solid teak.
