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Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 740

Pair Philadelphia Chippendale Walnut Side Chairs

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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, each with serpentine crest and scrolled ears over a pierced splat, silk damask upholstered slip seats, ball and claw feet, mellow old surface, 38-1/2 x 23 x 20-1/2 in., seat height 18 in.

Condition

rear feet ended out approximately one inch, one front foot with break and repair, otherwise generally good, mellow old surface, typical cracks and minor wear at feet, other typical surface wear and flaws, period slip seats with blue damask upholstery

Red painted accession numbers "1969.16.18.2"; Sotheby's, New York, May 23, 2002, lot 257, purchased for $10,755; Private Collection, Brentwood, Tennessee