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Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023

Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 962

Pennsylvania Chippendale Figured Mahogany Open Armchair

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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

Philadelphia area, 18th century, serpentine crest over a highly figured splat, cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, probably original poplar slip seat with yellow and white upholstery, 38 x 30 x 23 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

later seat frame blocking, feet formerly fitted with casters now removed, cracks to front legs at joint with seat rails, possibly once fitted with supports for a commode (side skirts with small nail holes), refinished with some sun fading and checking to veneers (possible restorations to splat?), some knee returns restored

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