The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

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Rare High-Back Sack-Back Windsor Knuckle Armchair, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Circa 1785

Auction Closed

January 23, 10:36 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Rare High-Back Sack-Back Windsor Knuckle Armchair

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Circa 1785


Height 41 3/4 in. by Width 26 3/4 in. by Depth 17 in.; Seat Height 15 in.

An identical example is illustrated in Charles Santore, The Windsor Style in America, vol. II, (Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 1981), p. 99, fig. 84. Another is illustrated in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, (New York: Hudson Hill Press, 1996), p. 113, fig. 3-65.

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