Lot 857
  • 857

The Eliza Jumel Family Federal Carved Mahogany Shield-Back Side Chair, New York, circa 1790

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • Mahogany and ash
  • Height 39 1/4 in.

Provenance

Eliza Bowen Jumel (Burr) (1775-1865), Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York;
Mrs. J Amory Haskell, Middletown, New Jersey;
Museum of the City of New York, acc. no.48.82.25;
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York.

Exhibited

New York, American Galleries, Loan Exhibition of Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Furniture & Glass, September 25 to October 9, 1929, illus. no. 697 (chair from this set).

Condition

The proper back right leg restored at joint with back seat rail. Secondary wood: ash
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