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$8,750

USA, 1938 hickory, rawhide 20½ w x 21 d x 31 h in (52 x 53 x 79 cm)
This early example is from the original edition of forty produced for the Hedgerow Theater in Rose Valley, PA.
This chair is one of four examples gifted to Gretchen Anton Smith, an actress at the theater. provenance: Hedgerow Theater, Rose Valley | Gretchen Anton Smith | Private collection


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