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VERY RARE QUEEN ANNE CARVED AND FIGURED WALNUT COMPASS-SEAT SIDE CHAIR, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1745
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- walnut
- Height 38 1/2 in.
Bearing a label and collection number 53 attached to the interior of the seat frame inscribed From Indian Hill, 1938; appears to retain old finish under shellac.
Provenance
Major Benjamin Perley Poore, Indian Hill Farm, Newburyport, Massachusetts;
Collection of C.E. and E.L. Garvin;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, The American Heritage Society Auction of Americana, November 19, 1977, sale 4048, lot 1247;
John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut, January 1984
Collection of C.E. and E.L. Garvin;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, The American Heritage Society Auction of Americana, November 19, 1977, sale 4048, lot 1247;
John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut, January 1984
Literature
Frances Clary Morse, Furniture of the Olden Times, (New York, The MacMillan Co., 1917), pp. 123, 162 and 164
Condition
Proper left front side knee return replaced; proper left rear 3/4 in. of return replaced; chair is refinished; brass button plaque with 53 on it; extra seat-cover fabric included with lot.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.