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Pair 18th C Chippendale Pierced Ladderback Chairs Signed W. Brown, Nottingham pottery The phrase has come toA pair of very rare, Nottingham School,18th c. Chippendale Pierced Ladderback Chairs. The Nottingham School was a design center along the Pennsylvania, Maryland border in the mid 18th c. Closely reliant on architectural traditions, Nottingham area joiners and cabinetmakers creatively employed a variety of stylistic designs that are most closely linked to Philadelphia. Both chairs are signed on the underside of back seat rail, W. Brown. By Cabinet