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 41 3/4 in. by Width 26 1/2 in. by Depth 17 in.; Seat Height 15 1/2 in.
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, The Pioneer American Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, April 21, 2007, lot 59.
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.