Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, May 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 877
Philadelphia Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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 |
possibly shop of Benjamin Randolph, circa 1770, with leaf carved crest rail and pierced splat, period slip seat with cream yellow silk damask upholstery, cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, 37-1/2 x 23 x 21 in., seat height 18-1/2 in.
Note: A chair from the same set was sold at Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, October 9, 1997, sale 7025, lot 483. Another at American Art Association, Anderson Galleries Inc., New York, Selections from the Collection of Francis P. Garvan, January 8-10, 1931, sale 3878, lot 375 and is now in the collection of the St. Louis Art Museum (acc. no. 55.1932) (see Bulletin, St. Louis Art Museum, New Series, vol. 15, no. 3, American Furniture, (SUMMER 1980), p. 10). Another chair from the same set is illustrated in Albert Sack, Fine Points of Furniture: Early American, (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. 1950), p. 36.
Provenance: William Smith Auctions, New Hampshire, May 28, 2007, lot 75; Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth
Condition
patches and repairs at crest rail attachment, bumps and wear at knees and feet, bumps and repairs at splat
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