Lot 573

Fine and Rare Boston William and Mary Caned Side Chair

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

Massachusetts, 1710-1720, with carved, incised, and scrolled crest, turned stretchers and Spanish feet, dry black paint over earlier gray/blue, 45-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 16-1/4 in., seat frame depth 14-1/2 in.

For a closely related example, see Sotheby's, the Collection of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III, 19 January, 2019, lot 887, sold for $25,000

Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

Note: Illustrated in Ward, The Cabinet Maker and the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections, catalog no. 9.

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Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

skirt replaced, otherwise excellent condition, typical wear and holes from seat caning, edge wear to front legs and feet, old surface with expected paint losses, other distress at caning