Lot 49
  • 49

A Fine and Rare Queen Anne Walnut Upholstered-Back Slipper Chair, Boston-Salem, Massachusetts circa 1760

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • height 38 3/4 in.
  • 98.4 cm
Appears to retain early, if not original, webbing and sack cloth on back.

Provenance

Descended in the family of James Capen (1709-1762), Charlestown, Massachusetts, purchased by Israel Sack, Inc. from a Capen descendant

Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Literature

Israel Sack, Inc., 90th Anniversary Catalog, illus. p. 44

Condition

secondary woods are maple and poplar; slip seat frame replaced; seat rails show indication of once being upholstered; later L-iron brackets added to each seat rail; two corner braces added to back rail; refinished
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