Lot Details
Lot 184
Pair of Federal Mahogany Side Chairs
Attributed to John Carlisle, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1790
Each serpentine molded crest above shaped and molded stiles, and a pierced splat centering a kylix urn suspending a foliate swag flanked by oval rosettes, the pierced and waisted lower section over a fan carved base and molded shoe, and an overupholstered serpentine fronted seat, raised on molded square tapering legs joined by H-stretchers.
Provenance:
From the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. George Fenimore Johnson, Sotheby's, New York, 19 January 2008, lot 47
The Robb Collection
Israel Sack, Inc., New York
Literature:
The Magazine Antiques, 'The Robb Collection, Part II', April 1968, p. 485
American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Vol. V, P. 1226, fig. P4157
Albert Sack, Fine Points of Furniture Early American
C Property from a New Jersey Collector
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