DAVID LINLEY: A set of fourteen red upholstered dining chairs, with tapering square section figured walnut legs. (14)

99cm high x 54cm wide x 60cm deep

Additional images have been included showing the installation of the table, chairs and side cabinets in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in May 1998.

Notes: Made by David Linley Furniture to a special commission for the twenty fourth G8 summit, held in Birmingham at the International Convention Centre in 1998. The summit was attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, American President Bill Clinton, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and European Commission President Jacques Santer.

Provenance: This particular suite of furniture was set up in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for use as part of Government Hospitality during the G8 summit in May 1998. A letter which accompanies this lot addressed to David Linley Furniture Ltd states:

'The heads were briefed on its origin and all to a man commented on its spleandour. ....over 7000 people came through the Museum on Saturday and Sunday and the comments book received over 500 accolades as to the room design, the table and the settings.... G8 has been the most successful summit and our client at the FCO is delighted you were able to be part'

The boardroom dining chairs were then sold on 8th July 1998 for £8,820.00 excl VAT and have remainined in private hands until the present sale.

Dimensions: 99cm high x 54cm wide x 60cm deep