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Lot 473
Set of Eight Edwardian Inlaid Dining Chairs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oak, two arm and six side, molded stiles and upper frame, each seat rail with light and dark wood checkered inlays to front and sides, turned legs, on stretcher base.

Arm chair 35 x 25 x 18 in.

The Estate of the late Wade Anderson Gardner, Jr., Wilson, NC Mr. Gardner, Jr. was born on March 25, 1936 in Wilson, and was the son of the late Lela Smith Gardner and Wade Anderson Gardner. A lifelong educator, he was awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2004 for his 30 years of exemplary service to the educational system of North Carolina.

Later naugahyde seats and back with brass tack trim; four side chairs with several areas of inlay loss; one chair with heavy scratching to stile.