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An Assembled Pair of Federal Carved Mahogany Armchairs
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$500
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
An Assembled Pair of Federal Carved Mahogany Armchairs
New York, New York, Circa 1800
with square backs, the crestrails with tablet carved with lunette and fan-carved spandrels, over scrolled and outswept arms, the terminals carved with rosettes, over-upholstered seats, the backrests with reeded colonnettes, on tapered and reeded legs, the front legs with brass sabots.
Height 35 x width 23 1/4 x depth 20 inches.
Condition
retaining nice dry surface; the backrests vary slightly- one chair with four posts and the other with three; the chair with three posts: showing evidence that it originally had four- the posts were reconfigured, with plugged holes along lower back rail and with mends evident to crestrail, some patches along back of fans to backrest- including a repaired break to crest; arms possibly reinforced to seat frames, with some minor loss around joins; age cracks to an armrest to both chairs; some age cracks and minor occasional wear / loss along feet; chair with four posts: mended repair with patch along right-facing back leg where it meets seat frame, and arms reinforced to stiles; the sabots with some general oxidation; upholstery with some occasional staining and signs of wear; cambric has not been removed for inspection; some age cracks to fans along backrest
Provenance
Provenance:The Collection of Robert K. and Joy Lewis, Sag Harbor, New York.