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THBGeorge Washington Associated Philadelphia Chippendale Mahogany Side Chair
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 17, 2024
Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
1755-1760, a robustly designed chair with boldly scrolled crest rail with rope and tassel carving, centering a carved cabochon, carved, incised, and stippled pierced splat flanked by fluted stiles, seat frame with boldly formed central shell, carved and stippled cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, green wool damask upholstery, 40-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 22-1/2 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, October 24th, 1986, lot 187B; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Note: This chair is one of six examples reputed to have been used in the President's house in Philadelphia (Stephen Decatur, "George Washington and His Presidential Furniture." American Collector, February 1941, pp. 8-11). Others are in the Winterthur Museum (Charles Hummel, A Winterthur Guide to American Chippendale Furniture [New York]) and Kaufman Collection (J. Michael Flannigan, American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection [Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1986], pp. 26-7).
- Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, October 24th, 1986, lot 187B; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
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- Condition
carved elements on the front leg stiles and one knee block are replaced, typical minor breaks and repairs at joints of crest to rear stiles, possible repinning at rear seat rail joints period yellow pine slip seat, modern green wool upholstery in good condition; conservation was based on the chair illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection and was performed by Alan Miller
