circa 1740-1760, fine golden brown patina, arched crest rail centered by shell, fiddleback splat, balloon seat with period slip seat frame, cabriole front legs with shell carved knees, boldly splayed trifid feet, 42-1/4 x 20-1/4 x 18 in.
Provenance: Israel Sack, New York, NY, September 1993 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $50,000)
Literature: This chair is illustrated in Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. III (1981), p. 674, fig. P3216.
Note: Chairs with similar elements are published in Morrison H. Heckscher, American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Queen Anne and Chippendale (1985), pp. 79-86, cat. nos. 35-41.
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Israel Sack, New York, NY, September 1993 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $50,000)
breaks, patches and repairs to rear stiles and crest rail, crest rail and rear stiles with repairs to breaks with color retouch, seat rail and rear leg joints with repairs to break and associated patches (stable), proper right front foot with repair to break
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