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Lot 1028: RARE SET OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN FEDERAL CHAIRS In mahogany. Ten matching side chairs and two armchairs. It is rare to find ten side cha...
Auction House: Eldred's
Auction Location: East Dennis, MA, USA
1483 Route 6A
PO Box 796
East Dennis, MA
USA
02641
Phone: 508 385 3116
Fax: 508 385 7201
Email: info@eldreds.com
Auction Title: Americana & Paintings Day II
Auction Date: November 21, 2009, 10:00 AM EST
Description: RARE SET OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN FEDERAL CHAIRS Circa 1800
In mahogany. Ten matching side chairs and two armchairs. It is rare to find ten side chairs that match, and it is possible that the armchairs came from the same shop, as the differences are subtle. All with shield-form backs with four bowed slats attached at the seat by a floral crescent with thumbnail, reeded and bead carving. All with shaped seats and tapered legs ending in spade feet. Armchairs with minor differences. Each with reeded fronts to the legs. One armchair with rosettes on the arm fronts, and one armchair with chalk signature of "S. Loudon" on the interior of the back seat frame.
An almost identical shield back is illustrated in American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Vol. V. Highland House Publishers, Inc., 1974 and Nutting, Wallace, Furniture Treasury Vol II, plate 2360, MacMillan Co., NY, 1971.
Estimated Price: $20,000 - $30,000
Condition: Seat frames on about half of the chairs have had some re-blocking and minor restoration. One seat frame side is replacd. Two legs have been broken and restored with the original piece, with some strengthening to the arms.
The absence of a condition report does NOT imply that an an object is free of defects or restoration. Please contact Eldred's before bidding with any questions as to condition. Condition reports are provided as a complimentary service and only reflect the opinion of Eldred's and should not be taken as a statement of fact. Condition reports only detail flaws or restorations and do not take into account wear, fading, or other issues consistent with an object's age.
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