Lot 4247
  • 4247

Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Side Chair, Philadelphia, circa 1760

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Mahogany
  • Height 39 1/2 in.
seat rail marked VIII and the slip seat VII.

Condition

Old break and repair to top of proper right stile below crestrail.
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Catalogue Note

A closely related chair is illustrated by William MacPherson Hornor, Jr., Blue Book: Philadelphia Furniture, (Washington, DC: Highland House Pub., 1977), pl. 333.