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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 327

Pair of Chippendale Carved Mahogany Open Arm Chairs

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

British, 18th century, each with carved leaf carved crest and pierced splat, open arms with scrolled hand grips, blue silk upholstered slip seats on square legs with stretchers, 40-1/4 x 28 x 22-1/2 in.

Note:

The Ginsberg & Levy receipts indicates that these chairs with their carved "ruffles" are similar to the New York Chippendale side chairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, New York, 1970 (with copy of receipt for $4,500); Property from the Estate of Gerald J. and Rosalie Kahn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Condition

both chairs restoration to rear stiles and arms at joints, other cracks and repairs at arm attachments, some later pinning, scattered cracks and repairs to pierced splats, cracks patches and later pinning at front leg attachments, (one chair with 4in. face patch), some stains and fading to upholstery

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