Profusely Carved Victorian Oak Hall Chairs

A stylish and unusual pair of mid 19th Century (circa 1860) Victorian antique carved oak hall chairs, the profusely carved backs in the form of a cartouche with multiple carved images, including a crest with a hand holding a sword, animal heads with a Latin inscription “Dei dono sum quod sum” which translates as “By the grace of God, I am what I am’, the solid shaped seats with simple fore edge and rail that follows the form of the chairs, back legs are square and slightly out swept, the front with cabriole legs with C scrolls on the top and foliate carving on the knee, including harebells, finishing on a ball and claw foot.