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The Stewart Family Queen Anne Red-Painted Maple Armchair, Massachusetts, Circa 1750
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Bears a paper label on the underside of the seat with the inked inscription the Stewart chair which goes to Oliver P. Stewart and a printed label with the inscription Henry Stewart, 1836, also bears a label that reads This chair made 1752 Rel by Henry STEWART 1836 and a label that reads Repaired by Adelaide Stewart Smith Granddaughter/Henry Stewart in 1890?, the finish is signed refinished by W.H. Alexander July 19th 914 Farmington, Maine
- maple
- Height 41 1/2 in.
the interior of the back seat rail inscribed: refinished by W.H. Alexander July 19th 1914 Farmington, Maine. Bears a paper label on the underside of the seat with the inscription the Stewart chair which goes to Oliver P. Stewart and a printed label with the inscription Henry Stewart, 1836, also bears a label that reads This chair made 1752 Rel by Henry STEWART 1836 and a label that reads Repaired by Adelaide Stewart Smith Granddaughter / Henry Stewart in 1890.
Provenance
Daniel Stewart (1711-1778), Edgartown, Massachusetts;
Hugh Stewart (1751-1835), Edgartown, Massachusetts, (son);
Capt. Henry Stewart (1779-1848), Farmington, Maine, (son);
John Church Stewart (1810-1899), Farmington, Maine, (son);
Adelaide Isabelle Stewart Smith (b. 1853), Oxford, Maine, (daughter);
Oliver Pettee Stewart (1875-1944), Franklin, Maine, (nephew);
Thus by descent in the Stewart family;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 31, 1987, sale 5551, lot 1361.
Hugh Stewart (1751-1835), Edgartown, Massachusetts, (son);
Capt. Henry Stewart (1779-1848), Farmington, Maine, (son);
John Church Stewart (1810-1899), Farmington, Maine, (son);
Adelaide Isabelle Stewart Smith (b. 1853), Oxford, Maine, (daughter);
Oliver Pettee Stewart (1875-1944), Franklin, Maine, (nephew);
Thus by descent in the Stewart family;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 31, 1987, sale 5551, lot 1361.
Condition
For further information please contact the Americana Department at americana@sothebys.com or by phone at 212-606-7130.
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
Francis Gould Butler notes in A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine from the Earliest Explorations to the Present Time, 1776-1885, (Farmington, ME: Press of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co., 1885), p. 267 that Hugh Stewart and Capt. Stewart were chair and cabinetmakers. It is plausible that Daniel Stewart was also a chair and cabinetmaker, yet to date no information has surfaced to support this claim.