attributed to John Carlile & Sons, Providence, Rhode Island, 1790-1795, each shield form back with urn, swag, and fan carved and pierced splat, serpentine seats with fine modern upholstery with brass tacking, molded tapered legs, through tenon construction, 39-1/2 in.; accompanied by copy of invoice from Skinner auction house, March 4, 2012 for $7,000˜˜Provenance: purchased from Skinner, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012; Property From a Franklin, Tennessee Historic Home
Condition
legs ended out, scattered cracks and repairs at splats, cracks and minor repairs at joints of crest rails to rear stiles