THE KNICKERBACKER FAMILY RARE WILLIAM AND MARY GRAIN-PAINTED MAPLE 'LEATHER-BACK' ARMCHAIR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1725 |

Descended in the Knickerbacker family of New York;
Arthur B. Shaw Auctions, Litchfield, Connecticut, Estate Sale of John Adams Knickerbacker and Kathleen Hayes Knickerbacker, November 20, 1982;
John S. Walton, Griswold, Connecticut, February 1983;
Vogel Collection no. 384.

Helen-Louise Knickerbacker and Simpson Seggerman, “Family History and an Estate Sale,” Maine Antique Digest, February 1983, pp.30B-31B.

Wear, rubbing to painted surface, and minor losses commensurate with age and use. Approximately 2 1/2 in. of the feet are ended out. Backside of the chair was likely upholstered and shows several old patched nail holes. Secondary wood: oak. Depth: 23 in.; Depth of seat: 17 1/2 in.
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