A carved motif of crossed flags and a bowknot adorns the center of the crest rail.

The crest rail to upright joint (below) and turned leg (bottom).

Its crest rail is decorated with a panel of oak carved with a tulip and leaf motif.

One item in the loan exhibition is a 19th-century wrought-iron "cemetery chair" with the name "K. Getman" on the crest rail.

The pierced crest rail has a carved shell surrounded by fish-scale strapwork and carved leaves.

They are very elaborate, of good quality and condition, and very rare in that the crest rail is pierced.

Pointing to the chair, he said that the Garvan Carver is known for the deep carving of double volutes on the crest rail and cabriole legs.

Each chair has a carved cornucopia and ribbon tied in a bow, a la Louis XV, on the crest rail.

So far, the dining room is the most complete, with 14 dining chairs with trumpet legs and carved crest rails of fruit and nuts.

Here reign the styles initiated by Thomas Chippendale (1718-79): chairs with carved crest rails and prominent ears and either straight or cabriole legs.