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A VERY RARE WILLIAM AND MARY JOINED OAK WAINSCOT ARMCHAIR, PENNSYLVANIA, 1690-1705 |
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Height 42 1/4 in.; 107.3 cm.
appears to retain its original red wash surface and original feet; seat replaced and portion of original retained.
Provenance
Joe Kindig, Jr. & Son, York, Pennsylvania, January 1992;
Vogel Collection no. 560.
Vogel Collection no. 560.
Exhibited
Historical Society of York County, York, Pennsylvania, The Philadelphia Chair: 1685-1785, May-September 1978.
Literature
Joseph K. Kindig, III, The Philadelphia Chair: 1685-1785, (York, PA: The Historical Society of York County, 1978), no. 2;
Jack L. Lindsey, Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758, (Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999), p. 112 and 170, fig. 178, no. 138.
Jack L. Lindsey, Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758, (Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999), p. 112 and 170, fig. 178, no. 138.
Condition
Wear, discoloration, and minor losses commensurate with age and use. Seat restored. Retains remnants of an original red wash surface. Through the proper right arm, the top of the front leg is visible. The original convenience seat is retained.
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
As Jack Lindsey stated, some of the earliest surviving examples of Pennsylvania turned and joined furniture were constructed entirely of oak. This paneled oak armchair was probably made by one of the English, Welsh, or Irish joiners who immigrated to the Pennsylvania colony prior to 1715. The inventory of Ralph Fishbourne, taken in Chester County in 1708, listed in the “outward Roome” “½ doz of oaken chairs.”