Lot 627

Rolfe Family Pair Queen Anne Side Chairs with Another Related Example

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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$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

Newbury, Massachusetts, mid 18th century, comprising a pair with flame stitch upholstered slip seats, in figured maple frames together with a closely related example with embroidered upholstery and old brown dry painted surface, 40-1/4 x 20 x 20-1/2 in.

Provenance: Vander Sande notes record that the pair descended in the Rolfe family of Newbury; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

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Vander Sande notes record that the pair descended in the Rolfe family of Newbury; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

flame stitch examples with some breaks to slip seat frames, moth damage and other distress to upholstery, the frames generally good, some possible restorations at knee returns; the single example in good condition, very minor cracks at feet