Lot 656
  • 656

VERY FINE AND RARE WILLIAM AND MARY TURNED MAPLE BANNISTER BACK SIDE CHAIR, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CIRCA 1730

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • maple
  • Height 39 3/4 in.

Provenance

H.L. Chalfant American Fine Art & Antiques, West Chester, Pennsylvania;
Private collection;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 1, 2009, lot 386.

Literature

Robert F. Trent, Erik Gronning, and Alan Andersen, "The Gaines Attributions and Baroque Seating in Northeastern New England," American Furniture 2010, (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England for the Chipstone Foundation, 2010), p. 156, fig. 33.

Condition

Brass tacks added to top of finials.
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Catalogue Note

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