$1,625
Pair of Braced Fan-back Windsor Chairs, Connecticut, late 18th century, with serpentine crests, vase and ring turnings, shaped saddle seats, and dramatically splayed legs, old green paint, ht. 36 3/4, seat ht. 16 1/4 in. Provenance: Lee Hanes. Literature: For a discussion of similar chairs made in northeastern coastal Connecticut and the Rhode Island/Connecticut border region, see Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, figs. 6-160 (with shaped cres trail terminals), 6-171, and Charles Santore The Windsor Style in America, p. 78, fig. 54. Estimate $1,500-2,500 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-08-03
