$356
Chippendale Mahogany Side Chair, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, late 18th century, the shaped crest rail with scrolled terminals above the beaded seat frame and H-stretcher joining square legs, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 37 3/4, seat ht. 17 in. Literature: A chair with identical splat is illustrated and discussed in Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast , SPNEA, 1993, by Brock Jobe, cat. no. 89, pp. 328-30. iron brackets added to strengthen seat frame.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-04