u/roughly100ladybugs

I’m looking at a lounge chair on auction near me, which unfortunately I won’t be able to see in person. The auction house is legitimate, and the other items in the auction are also high end. Everything looks good on the chair except these 3 screw holes below the right armrest. Could this be a repair? I have never seen these before (on fakes either) so am curious what they could be from.