Lot 1158

Pair of Philadelphia Chippendale Shell Carved Walnut Side Chairs

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
Unsold

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

Pennsylvania, 1760-1780, each with shell carved serpentine crest, pierced splat, shell carved skirt, cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, with matching period slip seats, 42-1/2 x 22 x 20 in.

Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York; A Washington, D. C. Estate

Condition

chair marked "II", slip seat marked "II": break and repair at crest rail, patch and repair to splat, later seat bracing, some later pinning at seat frame joints, chair marked "IV", slip seat marked "IV": cracks and repairs to splat later seat blocking, one rear leg tipped out a 1/4 in., later pinning at seat frame joints

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Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York; A Washington, D. C. Estate