Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama | June 23, 2026
Tue, Jun 23, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 130
Pair of Charleston Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Side Chairs, Leroy Graves Upholstery
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Sold for
$11,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
South Carolina, 1790-1805, finely carved urn and drapery backs, tapered legs with bellflower and string inlay, later black horsehair noninvasive removable upholstery, ash secondary wood, 36 x 21-1/2 x 20 in., seat height 17-3/4 in.
Provenance: Sumpter Priddy, Alexandria, Virginia, January 1997 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $7,150); From the Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama
Note: The design for the back splats are modeled after plate XXXVI (No. 1) in Thomas Sheraton’s, The Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, (London, 1793). The form was called a "square back chair" in period references.
For related examples, see an armchair in the collection of MESDA (acc. 4200), and a pair of side chairs owned by Mount Pleasant; all are published in B. Rauschenberg and J. Bivins, Jr, The Furniture of Charleston 1680-1820, vol. II, 2003, p. 762-766, figs. Nch-11, Nch-11e and Nch-12.
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Sumpter Priddy, Alexandria, Virginia, January 1997 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $7,150); From the Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama
reupholstered by Leroy Graves March 1998 (accompanied by receipt) and conserved by James Horne June 1998 (accompanied by receipt)； typical wear to old surface with scuffs concentrated to feet, infill to rear seat rails, later corner blocks and copper sheets to bottom of seats, one chair with minor flaked loss to edge of splat, white stain to seat, proper left rear foot with 1-1/2 in. spliced repair
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