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Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 591

Pair of New York Federal Carved Mahogany Side Chairs

Estimate: $600 - $900

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, each with carved Prince of Wales feather and urn and drapery back, chrome yellow silk damask over the rail upholstery with brass tacking, tapered legs with spade feet, 35-1/2 x 22 x 19-1/2 in.
 

Condition

rear legs with plugged mortises from reinforcing, replacements to seat support struts, other scattered glue repairs, laminated rear legs (apparently as made); one feather in splat restored; one with break and patch to crest rail at joint with stile, crack at back of one front leg, seat frame rerailed

Estate Antiques, Charleston, South Carolina, purchased July 2000 (accompanied by copy of receipt and write up); Estate of Lynda Miller Lipscomb, Charleston, South Carolina