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VERY FINE AND RARE SET OF FOUR WILLIAM AND MARY BLACK-PAINTED CARVED AND TURNED MAPLE BANNISTER BACK SIDE CHAIRS, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1725
Estimate
25,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- maple
- Height 46 1/2 in.
Appear to retain their original black paint. Seat corner blocks replaced.
Provenance
The set purportedly came from a family in Danvers, Massachusetts where one pair was give to son and the other pair to daughter;
One pair: John Keith Russell Antiques Inc., South Salem, New York;
Other Pair: Roy Thompson;
Hollis Broderick, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, The Collection of Audrey and Tom Monahan, August 4, 2001, lot 90.
One pair: John Keith Russell Antiques Inc., South Salem, New York;
Other Pair: Roy Thompson;
Hollis Broderick, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, The Collection of Audrey and Tom Monahan, August 4, 2001, lot 90.
Literature
"Rhode Island Collectors Reap $1.9 Million On Early Furniture, Textiles And Ceramics," Antiques and The Arts Weekly, August 31, 2004, p. 74.
Condition
Rush seats replaced, one chair with break to back at join with seat rail which has been glued and patched, all seat corner blocks appear to be replaced.
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
This is appears to be the only known set "Prince of Wales" carved crested side chairs. An early armchair that descended in the Devereux family of Marblehead, Massachusetts has a nearly identical carved crest and finials. (See Robert F. Trent, Erik Gronning, and Alan Andersen, "The Gaines Attributions and Baroque Seating in Northeastern New England," American Furniture, edited by Luke Beckerdite, [Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England for the Chipstone Foundation, 2010], pp. 169-71, figs. 48-9, 83).