American & Southern | September 23, 2026
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 211
Important Benjamin Randolph Attributed Philadelphia Chippendale Armchair
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for
$55,000
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 1770, attributed to shop of Benjamin Randolph, with fine carved serpentine arms with carved and scrolled terminals, 37-1/2 x 26-3/4 x 23-1/2 in.; seat height: 15 in.
Provenance: Kindig Antiques, York, Pennsylvania, 2006; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Literature: Published in Andrew Brunk, "Benjamin Randolph Revisited," American Furniture (2007), p. 12, figs. 12-14.
This chair may be the mate to an armchair previously owned by Louis Guerineau Myers and Frances P. Garvan and which is now in the Mabel Brady Garvan Collection at Yale University, illustrated in Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of Seating Furniture, Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (1976), pp. 106-108, cat. no. 90. The carving and construction details are in keeping with a Randolph labelled side chair in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, suggesting the attribution to Randolph. Another closely related side chair is in the collection of the Toledo Museum, acc. no. 1989.111
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Kindig Antiques, York, Pennsylvania, 2006; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
this chair survives in a very fine state of preservation with period slip seat； foot bottoms with small holes from castors, now removed； modern upholstery in good condition
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