The Nathaniel Hebard Exceptional Pair of Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chairs, Attributed to Felix Huntington (1749-1822), Norwich, Connecticut, Circa 1785

each retain their original leather upholstery and under-upholstery, one chair retains a paper label inscribed E. W. Hebbard Loan.

Nathaniel Hebard (1741-1803), Lebanon, Connecticut;
thus by decent through the family;
Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland, California;
Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques, LLC., Colchester, Connecticut.

Wear commensurate with age and use. Proper rear right leg having an old loss. One chair with loss to the leather upholstery. Secondary wood: maple
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For another Hebard family chair from the same set as this pair see Robert F. Trent and Nancy Lee Nelson, "A Catalogue of New London County Joined Chairs," The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 50:4 (Fall 1985),p. 161-3 no. 51.  For additional information on Felix Huntington see Thomas P. Kugelman, "Felix Huntington and the Furniture of Norwich, Connecticut, 1770–1800," American Furniture 2011, ed. Luke Beckerdite, (Milwaukee, WI, Chipstone Foundation, 2011), pp. 170-203.