Lot 852
  • 852

Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair, carving attributed to Richard Butts, Philadelphia, Circa 1765

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • mahogany
  • Height 39 in.
appears to retain its original surface; seat rail and slip seat marked IIII.

Provenance

Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2011, Sale 1398, Lot 190.

Condition

Wear commensurate with age and use. Secondary wood: white pine
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Catalogue Note

The mate to this chair is in the collection of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State (see Clement Conger, Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State (New York: H.N. Abrams, 1991), p. 105, fig.24.