$7,380
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Lolling Chair, Joseph Short, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1800-10, the flared back with serpentine crest on shaped arms and concave supports, with overupholstered seat joining turned front legs and shaped, square tapering rear legs, ht. 45 1/2, seat ht. 16 3/4 in. Note: Bears the cabinetmaker's label reading: "WARRANTED/CABINET WORK/OF ALL KINDS/MADE AND SOLD BY/JOSEPH SHORT," then giving his location on Merrimack Street in Newburyport.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-08-11