Eastern Connecticut or Rhode Island, 1785-1805, original set, continuous crest rail and arms with beaded edge, vasiform turned armposts, two spindles supporting the arms on each side with seven supporting the crests, shaped saddle seats with carved gutters, tall and elongated vasiform turned legs, straight tapered feet, bulbous turned side stretchers with single medial stretchers, maple and ash, 35-1/2 x 22-3/8 x 19 in., seat height 17-7/8 in.
Provenance: Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, October 2006 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $32,000); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Note: Similar examples illustrated, as well as further discussion of the form and region, in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, (1996), pp.274-275 and p.278, figs. 6-68, 6-69, 6-70, 6-71, 6-72, 6-73, and 6-77.
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Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, October 2006 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $32,000); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Very good integrity with typical shrinkage cracks and surface wear to seats, two broken spindles, one arm support and crack at bentwood arm; one chair with replaced arm post; one chair crest rail with horizontal split
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