Sold for:
$26,070
$26,070
Pennsylvania or Maryland Chippendale walnut dining chair, ca. 1770 , the serpentine crest with central cabochon flanked by tassels over a pierced acanthus carved splat, above a trapezoidal slip seat supported by carved cabriole legs terminating in ball and claw feet. An identical side chair is illustrated in Downs American Furniture Queen Anne and Chippendale , fig. 123. A related armchair, probably by the same hand is illustrated in Heckscher American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , fig. 61.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2011-01-15
