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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 97

Assembled set of Eight Baltimore Federal Shield Back Mahogany Chairs

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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

Maryland, circa 1800, comprising five side chairs and two open armchairs (closely matched), together with a related side chair with leaf inlaid central patera and line inlaid legs, serpentine front seat rails, modern striped upholstery, armchair 37-1/2 x 21-1/4 x 19 in., seat height 18-1/2 in.

Note: Nearly identical chairs are in the collections of Colonial Williamsburg. See Hurst and Prown, Southern Furniture, pg. 124-125.

Condition

one side chair with ended out rear leg, two side chairs with patches and repairs at top of rear stiles at joint with crests, two side chairs with medial stretcher replaced, one armchair with break and repair at one stretcher, one armchair with minor arm attachment to rear stile with color retouch and feet tipped out approximately three inches

Milly McGehee;
Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow