A VERY FINE AND RARE WILLIAM AND MARY TURNED AND BLACK-PAINTED MAPLE BANNISTER-BACK 'MUSHROOM' ARMCHAIR, GUILFORD OR WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1730 |

appears to retains its original surface.

John Kenneth Byard, Norwalk, Connecticut;
Mrs. C. McGregory (Mary) Wells, Stafford Springs, Connecticut;
Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Massachusetts, Fine Americana, April 31, 1982, lot 13 (on cover);
John S. Walton, Griswold, Connecticut, May 1982;
Vogel Collection no. 371.

John Kenneth Byard, advertisement, Magazine Antiques, vol. 59, no. 2, February 1951, p. 91.
Ruth Davidson, "Living with Antiques: The Connecticut Home of Mrs. C. MCGregory Wells Jr.," Magazine Antiques, vol. 81, no. 1, January 1962, p. 102.
Robert F. Trent, Heart & Crowns: Folk Chairs of the Connecticut Coast 1720-1840, (New Haven, CT: New Haven Historical Society, 1977), pp. 56-7, fig. 27;
"A Look at the Auctions: Skinner's Americana Sale", Antiques & the Arts Weekly, May 21, 1982, p. 75.

Overall excellent condition. Wear and losses to the painted surface commensurate with age and use. Width: 23 1/4 in.; Depth: 18 1/2 in.
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.

As Robert Trent discusses in Heart & Crowns, this exceptional chair is by the master of the Guilford-Wallingford chairmaking tradition.