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Fri, Jul 11, 2014 06:30PM EDT - Sun, Jul 13, 2014 06:30PM EDT
Lot 551

Chippendale Carved Mahogany

Estimate: $400 - $700

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Corner Chair British, 18th century, gothic pierce-carved splats, leaf-carved cabriole front leg with ball-and-claw foot, leather-upholstered slip seat, 31 x 32 x 26 in., later slip seat and seat frame bracing, scattered cracks and repinning to legs at joint with seat frame including crack at backside of front leg, some cracks and repairs to splats, old varnished surface with surface wear and abrasions overall, leather with some stains and wear. Provenance: Estate of Robert H. Hirsch, Sarasota, Florida

Condition

later slip seat and seat frame bracing, scattered cracks and repinning to legs at joint with seat frame including crack at backside of front leg, some cracks and repairs to splats, old varnished surface with surface wear and abrasions overall, leather with some stains and wear