Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1107
Rare Philadelphia Queen Anne Carved Walnut Easy Chair
Estimate: $45,000 - $55,000
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| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Pennsylvania, 1740-1750, sculptural form with scrolled arms and boldly formed cabriole front legs ending in trifid feet, upholstered in fine red silk damask and a sittable, non-intrusive upholstery system designed and fabricated by Leroy Graves, 45 x 33-1/4 x 27-1/2 in.
Provenance: Butterfield's, June 11th, 1996; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Note: Typical of the best Philadelphia easy chairs in the early Georgian style, this example has cyma-shaped cheeks, outward flaring arms with horizontal and vertical scrolls, a compass seat, and front cabriole legs. The trifid feet are a detail likely introduced by immigrant Irish craftsmen, who began arriving in the Delaware Valley during the 1720s.
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Butterfield's, June 11th, 1996; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
rear legs ended out approximately three inches, repair at joint of left rear leg to seat rails, typical minor bumps and wear to knees and feet. All conservation work performed by Alan Miller
