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THE RICHARDSON FAMILY VERY FINE AND RARE CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY ROUNDABOUT ARMCHAIR, attributed to the shop of George Bright (1726-1805), Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1770
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mahogany
- Height 31 3/4 in.
Provenance
Josiah Richardson, Bolton, Massachusetts;
Achsah Moore Gardner (1774-1837), Bolton, Massachusetts;
Octavia Watts Gardner Dupee (1814-1893), Bolton, Massachusetts;
Octavia Gardner Dupee, Bolton, Massachusetts;
Marjorie Gane Harkness, Lake Forest, Illinois;
Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Steadman, Lake Bluff, Illinois;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York.
Achsah Moore Gardner (1774-1837), Bolton, Massachusetts;
Octavia Watts Gardner Dupee (1814-1893), Bolton, Massachusetts;
Octavia Gardner Dupee, Bolton, Massachusetts;
Marjorie Gane Harkness, Lake Forest, Illinois;
Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Steadman, Lake Bluff, Illinois;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York.
Exhibited
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Paul Revere's Boston, 1975, no. 130.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, American Art of the Colonies, Early Republic, 1971, no. 37.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, American Art of the Colonies, Early Republic, 1971, no. 37.
Literature
Wendy Cooper, Little New England Furniture (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Condition
Retains rich old surface. One of the backsplats with a break to central motif, now slightly loose. Small chips to the bases of the columnar stiles. Age cracks generally along lines of construction. Restored patches to proper left pad food. Restored break to central join of stretcher. Lacking interior supports for chamber pot and board.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Side chairs with identical splats are known to have been made by George Bright (see Broke Jobe and Myrna Kaye, New England Furniture: The Colonial Era, Selections from the Society of the Preservation of New England Antiquities, (Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1984), no. 123, pp. 411-2).