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A VERY FINE AND RARE WILLIAM AND MARY TURNED AND BLACK-PAINTED MAPLE BANNISTER-BACK 'MUSHROOM' ARMCHAIR, GUILFORD OR WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1730 |
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Height 48 in.; 121.9 cm.
appears to retains its original surface.
Provenance
John Kenneth Byard, Norwalk, Connecticut;
Mrs. C. McGregory (Mary) Wells, Stafford Springs, Connecticut;
Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Massachusetts, Fine Americana, April 31, 1982, lot 13 (on cover);
John S. Walton, Griswold, Connecticut, May 1982;
Vogel Collection no. 371.
Mrs. C. McGregory (Mary) Wells, Stafford Springs, Connecticut;
Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Massachusetts, Fine Americana, April 31, 1982, lot 13 (on cover);
John S. Walton, Griswold, Connecticut, May 1982;
Vogel Collection no. 371.
Literature
John Kenneth Byard, advertisement, Magazine Antiques, vol. 59, no. 2, February 1951, p. 91.
Ruth Davidson, "Living with Antiques: The Connecticut Home of Mrs. C. MCGregory Wells Jr.," Magazine Antiques, vol. 81, no. 1, January 1962, p. 102.
Robert F. Trent, Heart & Crowns: Folk Chairs of the Connecticut Coast 1720-1840, (New Haven, CT: New Haven Historical Society, 1977), pp. 56-7, fig. 27;
"A Look at the Auctions: Skinner's Americana Sale", Antiques & the Arts Weekly, May 21, 1982, p. 75.
Ruth Davidson, "Living with Antiques: The Connecticut Home of Mrs. C. MCGregory Wells Jr.," Magazine Antiques, vol. 81, no. 1, January 1962, p. 102.
Robert F. Trent, Heart & Crowns: Folk Chairs of the Connecticut Coast 1720-1840, (New Haven, CT: New Haven Historical Society, 1977), pp. 56-7, fig. 27;
"A Look at the Auctions: Skinner's Americana Sale", Antiques & the Arts Weekly, May 21, 1982, p. 75.
Condition
Overall excellent condition. Wear and losses to the painted surface commensurate with age and use. Width: 23 1/4 in.; Depth: 18 1/2 in.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
As Robert Trent discusses in Heart & Crowns, this exceptional chair is by the master of the Guilford-Wallingford chairmaking tradition.