Sale 16AM01 | Lot 185

Pair of Federal Mahogany Side Chairs

Catalogue: American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Pair of Federal Mahogany Side Chairs

Lot Details

Lot 185
Pair of Federal Mahogany Side Chairs
Newport or Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1790
Each serpentine crest above shaped stiles centering a pierced splat carved with a kylix and swag, over large pendant bellflowers, the serpentine overupholstered seat raised on square taping legs joined by H-stretchers.
Provenance:
From the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. George Fenimore Johnson, Sotheby's, New York, 19 January 2008, lot 48
The Collection of Colonel and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., sale at Pokety Farm, Maryland, 1980
Israel Sack, Inc., New York


C Property from a New Jersey Collector

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
Sold for $6,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Edge wear, putty filled holes in shoes, one splat with scrape in front


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Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
Sold for $6,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts

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