Lot 796
  • 796

Rare Chippendale Mahogany Easy Chair, Philadelphia, Circa 1785

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • Mahogany
  • Height 47 1/2 in.

Provenance

Sanderson collection.

Literature

Wallace Nutting, Furniture Treasury, (New York: Macmillan, 1928), no. 2065.

Condition

Wear commensurate with age and use. Unupholstered. Secondary wood: pine and oak Width: 40 1/4 inches Depth: 30 inches
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Catalogue Note

A closely related easy chair sold at Sotheby's sale, The Highly Important Americana Collection of George S. Parker II from the Caxambas Foundation, January 19, 2017 Sale 9605, lot 2118.