Lot 245
  • 245

A Queen Anne Walnut and Maple Easy Chair, Boston, Massachusetts or Rhode Island, circa 1760

Estimate
10,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • height 46 in. (116.8cm)
Majority of knee returns restored.

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Literature

American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol 7, (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, Inc., 1983), p. 1778, no. P3371;
Laura Beach, "A Tale of Two Cities on Philadelphia's Maine Line," Antiques and Fine Art, 6 (Spring 2006), no. 6. p. 146.

Condition

All knee returns replaced except for proper left side return; frame not examined un upholstery, base refinished.
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