Chippendale Birch Carved Side Chair

Description:

Chippendale Birch Carved Side Chair, possibly New Hampshire, late 18th century, the serpentine molded crest rail centering carved leafage against a punched background continuing to scrolled terminals, on raking molded styles and a pierced scroll-carved gothic splat, on trapezoidal slip seat and molded Marlborough legs with pierced brackets and molded square stretchers, old surface, ht. 37 1/2, seat ht. 17 in.

Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts; Brass plaque on front seat rail engraved: "From Wadsworth Longfellow House, Portland, Me."
Estimate $600-800

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