• Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Lot 1034

A Fine New Hampshire Queen Anne Carved, Turned, and Joined Side Chair

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Portsmouth, circa 1750, School of John Gaines, foliate serpentine crest rail, vasiform splat, inset rush seat, shaped skirt, turned legs and stretcher, Spanish feet, 40-1/4 x 18-1/4 x 14 in.

Provenance: John Demerit, 1728 to 1826; John Demerit, 1762 to 1846, son; Hopley Demerit, 1792 to 1834, son; Major John Demerit, 1856 to 1936, grandson; Jennie Mabel Demerit, 1863 to 1936, granddaughter; Northeast Auctions, sold November 2, 2002, Lot 186; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

patches at front legs and rails, later rush seat, otherwise excellent condition with old dark surface, very minor crack at top of one stile, rear feet tipped out approximately 1/2 in.

John Demerit, 1728 to 1826; John Demerit, 1762 to 1846, son; Hopley Demerit, 1792 to 1834, son; Major John Demerit, 1856 to 1936, grandson; Jennie Mabel Demerit, 1863 to 1936, granddaughter; Northeast Auctions, sold November 2, 2002, Lot 186; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey