Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama | June 23, 2026
Tue, Jun 23, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 51
Fine Pair Philadelphia Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Urn Back Side Chairs
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for
$1,400
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
circa 1800, with drapery, rosette, and Prince of Wales feather carved urn backs, black horsehair over the rail upholstered seats with brass tacking, square tapered legs with string inlay, ash and yellow pine secondary woods, 35-3/4 x 20-1/2 x 19 in, seat height 17-1/2 in.
Provenance: Sumpter Priddy, Alexandria, Virginia, April 1996 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $8,200); From the Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama
Note: For a related chair with virtually identical carving, see Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1966, p. 148, fig. no. 98.
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Sumpter Priddy, Alexandria, Virginia, April 1996 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $8,200); From the Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama
typical wear to later surface, both with breaks at feathers to top of splats, upholstery is dusty and with minor stains, one chair crest rail and proper right front foot with very minor chip loss, proper left rear stile with repair to break at seat rail joint with later color； the other chair with possibly replaced rear seat rail (oak)
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