Lot 2115
  • 2115

Chippendale Mahogany Sofa, Philadelphia, circa 1770

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • mahogany
  • Length 93 1/4 in.
bottom four inches of feet replaced.

Provenance

Philip Bradley Antiques, Downingtown, Pennsylvania;
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia;
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Americana, June 27, 1991, sale 6201, lot 381;
Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

Literature

George Parker, “Early American Furniture in Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Academy Review, 43: 2 (Spring 1997), 14.

Condition

Four two aft sway braces replaced, legs pieced.
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