Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair

Description:

Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair, Boston, Massachusetts, with carving possibly by John Welch (1711-1789),the serpentine crest centering a carved shell with flanking acanthus leaves, on the vasiform splat and shaped stiles above the upholstered compass seat and shaped rails, the frontal cabriole legs with shell- and pendant-carved knees and webbed claw-and-ball feet joined to the raking chamfered rear legs by block-, vase- and ring-turned stretchers, old refinish, (minor imperfections),ht. 39 1/2, seat ht. 18 in.

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, to William H. Coburn, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1930s.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

replaced glue blocks, some chips and losses to carving, seat rail repinned at stiles and elsewhere.


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