Lot 99
  • 99

A Fine Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair, Attributed to Benjamin Randolph, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1770

Estimate
10,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • height 38 3/4 in.
  • 98.4 cm

Provenance

Mrs. Francis P. Garvan

Israel Sack, Inc.

Literature

Hipkiss, American Arts, p. 152, illus. no. 89 (also includes a detail illustration of the back)

The Magazine Antiques, March 1965, illus. inside cover advertisement for Israel Sack, Inc.

Condition

secondary wood is yellow pine; a 1 by 3/4 inch patch to proper right side of splat at junction of crest rail; possible patch to proper left corner of crest rail at junction of stile; 1 by 3/4 inch replaced carved element on proper right side of splat; base of splat cracked with several patches; glue blocks replaced; refinished.
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