Lot 578

Rare Boston William and Mary Caned Side Chair

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

Massachusetts, 1710-1730, probably maple throughout and retaining an early red wash, carved and scrolled crest, turned stretchers, Spanish feet with traces of ebonizing, 44-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 18 in.

Provenance: Northeast Auctions, August 2nd, 1997; Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania; Collection of George S. Parker, sold Sotheby's, 19 January, 2017 for $3,500; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

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Northeast Auctions, August 2nd, 1997; Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania; Collection of George S. Parker, sold Sotheby's, 19 January, 2017 for $3,500; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

good condition overall, skirt replaced and side rails with later strips at outer edges, legs with typical minor cracks and checking