Pennsylvania, 1765 to 1775, the knee carving attributed to John Pollard, the crest carving attributed to the carver known as "Spike", the front rails marked III and VIII, 40 x 24-1/2 x 23 in.

Provenance: (chair III) A Pennsylvania family;

Sotheby's New York, December 8, 1984, lot 379;

Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1988;

E.J. Nusrala, St. Louis, Missouri;

Christie's New York, Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Nusrala, January 21, 2006, lot 678;

The Jerold Krouse Collection

(chair VIII) The George Horace Lorimer Collection;

Benjamin Ginsburg, New York;

Christie's New York, The Contents of Benjamin Ginsburg, Antiquary, including the Property of Cora Ginsburg, October 14-15, 1983, lot 732;

Purchased from Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1988;

E.J. Nusrala, St. Louis, Missouri;

Christie's New York, Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Nusrala, January 21, 2006, lot 678;

The Jerold Krouse Collection

Literature: Patricia E. Kane, "Living with Antiques: A Saint Louis couple collects," The Magazine Antiques (May 2002), p. 117, pl. VIII.

Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 8, p. 2083, P5337 (chair VIII).

Exhibited: One of these two chairs, or another from the same set, was included in the famous Girl Scout Loan Exhibition in New York in 1929. The catalog notes that it is "A splendid example of great individuality and charm, it deserves a place with the best of Philadelphia's eighteenth century furniture."; Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Art Museum, 1950-1968 (chair VIII); St. Louis, Missouri, The Saint Louis Art Museum, "Useful Beauty: Early American Decorative Arts from St. Louis Collections", June 19-August 15, 1999 (no. 7 in accompanying catalog by David H. Conradsen).