Lot 290
  • 290

A Chippendale Serpentine-Front Mahogany Easy Chair, Pennsylvania, Circa 1800

Estimate
5,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • mahogany
  • Height 45 1/2 in.
One rail bears a paper jelly label to inside of seat rail inscribed in ink This chair of my grandmother Jenny Ferris I give to her ... granddaughter Frances Canby Ferris Ma... Ferris Christmas 1912.

Literature

Israel Sack, Inc., Opportunities in American Antiques 49, p. 24, no. P6405

Condition

Front and back seat rails constructed of poplar, side rails appear to be hickory or ash; retains one original corner block; proper rear right leg once broken off chair and re-attached and repaired with wood putty and composition now filling chip at join with seat rail; now covered in a salmon colored cotton and linen covering; not examined under upholstery.
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