May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
72
A Chippendale carved mahogany side chair
Mid-Atlantic States, possibly Lancaster, PA, circa 1780
Marked, "VIII," to inner seat frame, shaped crest with carved shell and scrolls, volute-carved ears, the pierced splat with rocaille motif and scrolls, fluted stiles, cabriole legs with acanthus-carved knees, ball-and-claw feet.
H: 40 in. W: 23 in. D: 17 in.
Provenance
A New York collection.
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Marked, "VIII," to inner seat frame, shaped crest with carved shell and scrolls, volute-carved ears, the pierced splat with rocaille motif and scrolls, fluted stiles, cabriole legs with acanthus-carved knees, ball-and-claw feet.
Provenance
A New York collection.
Note
This chair relates directly to the example shown in Plate 35 in Kindig III, Joseph K., The Philadelphia Chair 1685-1785 (The Historical Society of York County: 1978), pg. 35.
