$20,700
Queen Anne Maple Slat-back Armchair, attributed to Solomon Fussell, Philadelphia, 1740s, the six arched slats flanked by turned stiles joined to shaped arms with scrolled terminals above the baluster-form supports terminating in square faced cabriole legs joined by a boldly turned medial stretcher and ending in "crook't" feet, old refinish, (finial and height loss), ht. 43 3/4, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. N.B. Solomon Fussell (1704-1762) was a Philadelphia chair maker from 1738 to 1751. William Savery (1721-1787) apprenticed with him, and subsequently became another important chair and cabinetmaker of the period. "Fussell's shop ledger records his prices for the basic three-slat chair in maple at four shillings, and adds one shilling for each slat added to the design...a cabriole leg or the addition of arms raised the price still further," from Worldly Goods, The Arts of Early Pennsylvania 1680-1758, by Jack Lindsey, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-06-10
