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IMPORTANT QUEEN ANNE CARVED WALNUT COMPASS-SEAT OPEN ARMCHAIR, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1755
Estimate
60,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- walnut
- Height 41 3/4 in.
Bears the Roman numeral II, slip-seat marked I.
Provenance
Mary Blackwell Moore, Hopewell, New Jersey;
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, January 29, 1977, sale 3947, lot 1116;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York.
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, January 29, 1977, sale 3947, lot 1116;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York.
Literature
Israel Sack Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. 6, (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1979), p. 1545, P4480.
Condition
Yellow pine secondary, the crest rail is repaired at the proper right side at joint with stile.
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 exceptional armchair, beyond its beautiful proportions, has the very rare attribute of having a a pierced and scrolled strap work splat. Only a handful of Philadelphia chairs survive today with this trait. Remarkably the mate, number I, to the currently offered lot is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 25.115.19) (see Morrison H. Heckscher, American Furiture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art II Late Colonial Period: The Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles, [New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985], pp. 89-90, no. 44). The museum's chair had an incorrectly replaced splat and the currently offered lot was used as a template for its replacement.