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Day 3: Zelle Collection, American & European

Sat, May 14, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Sun, May 15, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 608

Fine Pair George III Carved Beechwood

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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Open-Arm Chairs manner of Thomas Chippendale, 1760-1770, each beechwood and other mixed woods with well-carved frame with bellflower back and hand grips, leaf-carved legs and scroll feet, modern striped upholstery, 35 x 24 x 27 in.. Condition: old refinishing (likely once gilt or painted), one with break and repair with later brace at rear foot and one small scroll restored; the other with patch at back of crest rail (possibly as made), very light wear and stains to upholstery. Provenance: The Estate of George Leary, Jr., Hawthorne house, South Hampton, New York, the first husband of Eugenia Peabody (1903 NY - 1954 CT), daughter of Rushton Peabody (1867 NY - 1954 NY), aunt of the consigner; Private Savannah, Georgia Collection

Condition

old refinishing (likely once gilt or painted), one with break and repair with later brace at rear foot and one small scroll restored; the other with patch at back of crest rail (possibly as made), very light wear and stains to upholstery
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