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THBRare and Important Philadelphia Chippendale Carved Tassel Back 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
circa 1755 to 1760, an exceptional fully developed side chair with leaf and cabochon carved crest over a pierced splat, centering a ribbon and tassel motif, gadroon seat rails with applied carving, on fully carved legs with ball and claw feet, 40 x 21-1/2 x 21 in.
Note: This elaborate chair is one of the earliest tassel-back models made in Philadelphia. Contemporaneous seating includes the Maris-Gregg family side chair illustrated on pl. 330 of William MacPherson Hornor's Blue Book: Philadelphia Furniture (Philadelphia: by the author, 1935) and an archetypal side chair attributed to the Garvan high chest carver in the collection of the Chipstone Foundation. All of these chairs appear to date from the late 1750s, when rococo style became established in Philadelphia furniture.
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
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Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
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Patches at tops of seat rails (likely repairing a previous upholstery campaign), knee returns restored, seat blocking and slip seat replaced, minor repairs at joints of rear stiles to seat frame modern chrome yellow upholstery with wear and tears. Presents beautifully and ready for display or use. All conservation was performed by Alan Miller
