Lot 1082
  • 1082

Exceptional Black-Painted Brace-Back Continuous-Arm Windsor Chair, Rhode Island, circa 1790-95

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • painted wood
  • Height 38 1/4 in.

Provenance

John Keith Russell Antiques, Inc., South Salem, New York.

Condition

Spectacular condition; wear commensurate with age and use.
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Catalogue Note

A brace-back bow-back Windsor side chair from the same maker is illustrated in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, (New York: Hudson Hill Press, 1996), p. 275, fig. 6-71.