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Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 88

Child's Mount Lebanon Shaker Rocker Size 0

Estimate: $300 - $500

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

American, mid 19th/early 20th century, attributed to Mount Lebanon Shaker Village (New York), production style, interlocking joints, stiles with cone turned finials, mushroom cap arms, top slat impressed "0", green and red striped Shaker tape seat with foam interior, 2 ft. 

Note:

For a similar example that discusses production Mount Lebanon Shaker Village chairs and Brother Robert Wagon's (1833-83) numbering-sizing system, please see San Francisco Airport (SFO) Museum Exhibition notes for "Inspired Design: Shaker Furniture from the Benjamin Rose Collection," on display February 2013 to August 2013.  View here: https://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/3114/detail?num=2.  

, Provenance: Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Condition

overall good condition, scattered scratches to wood and minor finish loss, wear to lower front stretcher and arm rests, fading to Shaker tape, contact crack to lower stile

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