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The 'Nathan Fessenden' Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Side Chair, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1775
Estimate
2,500 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- mahogany
- Height 37 1/8 in.
Condition
Splat shoe cracked and reglued. The proper right stile reglued at the junction with the crest rail. The proper front right ball reglued and strengthened with a screw.
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
This chair appears to be a mate to the example in the collection of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Their chair descended in the Fessenden family of Lexington, Massachusetts. According to tradition their chair was given by John Hancock to Nathan Fessenden (1749-1997) following British damage to the Fessenden family property in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. Nathan Fessenden, who fought in Captain John Parker’s company of minutemen, entered a claim for loss of property in the battle amounting to £66 10s.1 Another chair from the same set is in the collection of the Yale University Art Museum.2 1 Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett, “American furniture in the DAR Museum,” Magazine Antiques 109:4 (April 1976) 752, fig. 6.
2 Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture: Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976), pp. 119-21, no. 100.
2 Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture: Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976), pp. 119-21, no. 100.