probably North Weare area, New Hampshire, 18th century, retaining an early dry, dark green painted surface, and likely original birch split seat, turned double front stretchers, 44-1/2 x 22-3/4 x 16-1/2 in.
Provenance: Hollis Brodrick, purchased from Wiggins Brothers in 1983; Hollis Brodrick, sold June 13, 2016; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
Note: A very closely related chair is in the Mabel Brady Garvan Collection at Yale. See Patricia Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture catalog number 49. Other variations of the form are owned by Old Sturbridge Village and the Shelbourne Museum. See Trent, Gronning, and Anderson's article entitled "The Gaines, Attributions and Baroque Seating in Northeastern New England" in American Furniture, 2010, pages 166-157. Additionally, a related chair was sold by Liverant & Son at the Winter Show in 2017.
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Hollis Brodrick, purchased from Wiggins Brothers in 1983; Hollis Brodrick, sold June 13, 2016; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
very fine condition overall, rear legs ended out approximately 2 in., some repairs at front feet, but do not appear to be ended out, possible restoration at lower front stretcher, some minor breaks to seat
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