Lot 6066
  • 6066

Rare Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Corner Chair, Pennsylvania, circa 1750

Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description

  • Mahogany
  • Height 31 1/4 in.
rear leg replaced.

Provenance

David Stockwell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Margaret Wilson Lewis du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware.

Literature

For a similar example see, William Macpherson Horner, Jr., Horner's Blue Book: Philadelphia Furniture, (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1977), pl no. 320.

Condition

Break and repair to crestrail above proper right splat. Break and repair to proper left arm support at juncture with seat rail and continuing into leg. Front foot and both side feet pieced or old laminates; rear leg appears to be an old replacement.
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