The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth: American Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts

The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth: American Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts

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The DeBlois-Wesson Family Very Rare Queen Anne Shell-Carved Walnut Compass-Seat Easy Chair, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1755

No reserve

Auction Closed

January 19, 09:11 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

The DeBlois-Wesson Family Very Rare Queen Anne Shell-Carved Walnut Compass-Seat Easy Chair

Boston, Massachusetts

Circa 1755


This chair's legs retain an early historic surface and its original webbing and sack cloth on the back and the original sack cloth and horsehair and grass edge rolls on the arms. Fragments of the original show cover, a green worsted, probably harateen, are found under rose-head tacks along the front edge of the arms. Bottom of feet replaced.

Height 48 in.

At the time of its sale in 1992 this chair was noted to have been originally owned by Gilbert Deblois (1727-1791) and then descended in the Deblois and Wesson families.

From Gilbert Deblois and hence by descent as follows;
Louis Deblois;
to Leonard Wesson m. Sarah Carver Nye;
to James L. Wesson m. Caroline Stevens;
to Herbert W. Wesson m. Charlotte Deblois Atwood;
to Leonard Wesson m. Helen Louise Allen;
James A. Wesson;
Sotheby's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Folk Paintings, October 25, 1992, sale 6350, lot 316.