Lot Essay
cf. a virtually identical chair sold in the Rooms, June 2, 1990, lot 216.
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A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE-CHAIR
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OR NORTH SHORE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1760-1790
The serpentine crest-rail above a Gothic-arched, pierced and interlacing splat over a leather-upholstered trapezoidal seat, on Marlborough legs joined by stretchers--38 1/4in. high
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OR NORTH SHORE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1760-1790
The serpentine crest-rail above a Gothic-arched, pierced and interlacing splat over a leather-upholstered trapezoidal seat, on Marlborough legs joined by stretchers--38 1/4in. high