Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Settee and Associated Pair of Side Chairs, Attributed to Slover and Taylor (active ca. 1802-1804), New York, Circa 1803

Stephen Van Rensselaer, Morristown, New Jersey.

Wear commensurate with age and use. The settee accompanied by two circular cushions. The settee having a 1"x3" patch on the seat rail to the right of the central front leg and also the drop half-finials at the corners of the back are lost. The crestrail of one seat is completely repaired with associated 1"x1" loss to the top of the proper left stile, and an associated repair shows at the lower back rail.
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There is a similar example of the side chair in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum (acc. no. 45.26.1).