FINE AND RARE CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY LOLLING CHAIR WITH BLOCKED FEET, Goddard-Townsend School, Newport, Rhode Island, Circa 1770

Bears a pencil inscription on the seat rail REV. SPENCER; appears to retain its original cast brass casters.

John S. Walton, New York;
Elizabeth Sapadin, New Jersey;
John S. Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut;
Gloria and Richard Manney, New York;
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Americana, June 24, 1993, sale 6444, lot 486.

John Walton, Inc. advertisement, Magazine Antiques, September 1980, 320;
Elizabeth Sapadin and Shiela Saul, "Living with Antiques, a Home in southern New Jersey," Magazine Antiques, January 1984, 292.

Secondary wood is maple; maple frame with numerous powder post beetle holes; no apparent powder post beetle activity; the proper right front diagonal cross-brace replaced; there is a 3/4 in. patch to proper right inner face of paneled front foot; front legs with bruising, scratches, and abraisions commensurate with age; frame not examined under upholstery.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

John S. Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut The Magazine Antiques, 1957;
Charles Hummel, The Magazine Antiques, December 1970, pp. 907-909;
Joseph Ott, The Magazine Antiques, May 1975, p. 950;
Morrison H. Hecksher, American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art:  Late Colonial Period, the Queene Anne and Chippendale Styles, Random House, 1986, items 68 and 69, pp. 117-119
David Barquist, Treasures of State:  Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State, Abrams, New York, 1991, pp. 138-141
Helen Comstock, The Magazine Antiques, p. 56