Lot Essay
For a further discussion of McElroy, see Evans, American Windsor Chairs (New York, 1996), pp.181-182.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A TURNED AND PAINTED WINDSOR BENCH
BRANDED WILLIAM MCELROY (ACTIVE CIRCA 1793-1840), MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 1795-1805
Details
A TURNED AND PAINTED WINDSOR BENCH
branded william mcelroy (active circa 1793-1840), moorestown, new jersey, 1795-1805
The flattened arched crestrail centering 29 bamboo-turned spindles and flanked by shaped serpentine armrests above bamboo-turned supports over a shaped rectangular plank seat on 8 bamboo-turned legs joined by bamboo and baluster-turned H-stretchers
37¼in. high, 73½in. wide, 22½in. deep
branded william mcelroy (active circa 1793-1840), moorestown, new jersey, 1795-1805
The flattened arched crestrail centering 29 bamboo-turned spindles and flanked by shaped serpentine armrests above bamboo-turned supports over a shaped rectangular plank seat on 8 bamboo-turned legs joined by bamboo and baluster-turned H-stretchers
37¼in. high, 73½in. wide, 22½in. deep