The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
Rare High-Back Sack-Back Windsor Knuckle Armchair, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Circa 1785
Auction Closed
January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Rare High-Back Sack-Back Windsor Knuckle Armchair
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Circa 1785
Height 44 1/2 in. by Width 26 3/4 Depth 16 in.; Seat Height 16 1/2
An identical example is illustrated in Charles Santore, The Windsor Style in America, vol. II, (Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 1981), p. 99, fig. 84. Another is illustrated in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, (New York: Hudson Hill Press, 1996), p. 113, fig. 3-65.