Pair of William IV Mahogany Leather-upholstered Tub Chairs

Description:

Pair of William IV Mahogany Leather-upholstered Tub Chairs, England, early 19th century, tufted rolled back set on spindles, turned arm supports and front legs, brass casters, ht. 34 1/2, seat ht. 20, wd. 23 1/2, dp. 26 1/2 in.

Literature: This lot, and others from the same collection, are contextualized in Imagining Ichabod: My Journey Into 18th-Century America Through History, Food, and a Georgian House, by Paula Bennett, Bauer and Dean: New York, 2016. Imagining Ichabod is described as a "warm, personal account of life in an eighteenth-century house and the search for its first inhabitants... [which offers] a fascinating glimpse into [the United States'] colonial period and its years as a fledgling republic."
Estimate $300-500

Wear to leather.


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