Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair

Description:

Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair, Newport, Rhode Island, 1740-60, the crest rail mounts on a pierced splat with carved C-scrolls mounted in a molded shoe on a compass seat with cabriole front legs joined by stretchers to the rear raking chamfered legs, old refinish, (imperfections),ht. 38, seat ht. 37 1/2 in.

Literature: The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820, by Ralph E. Carpenter, The Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, Rhode Island, p. 44, shows a very similar example.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

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