Black-painted Carved Bannister-back Armchair

Black-painted Carved Bannister-back Armchair, probably Essex County, Massachusetts, early 18th century, the Prince of Wales cresting on four molded bannisters joining block vase and ring-turned stiles topped with turned finials, with molded scrolled arms and rush seat on block vase and ring-turned frontal legs on bulbous turned front stretcher, and turned side and medial stretchers, (restoration and imperfections), ht. 51 1/2, seat ht. 15 in.