Lot Essay
John Hodgkinson (1800-1858) was working on Hanover Street from 1827 until 1842. A similar set to these is in the collection of the Maryland Historical Society.
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A SET OF FOUR FANCY PAINTED KLISMOS SIDE CHAIRS
STAMPED BY JOHN HODGKINSON, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 1820-1840
Details
A SET OF FOUR FANCY PAINTED KLISMOS SIDE CHAIRS
Stamped by John Hodgkinson, Baltimore, Maryland, 1820-1840
Each faux painted with a tablet crest with central fruit in an urn flanked by foliate decoration above ring and baluster-turned stiles flanking a foliate decorated slat, over a trapezoidal cane seat, on ring-turned legs, joined by turned stretchers
31½in. high (4)
Stamped by John Hodgkinson, Baltimore, Maryland, 1820-1840
Each faux painted with a tablet crest with central fruit in an urn flanked by foliate decoration above ring and baluster-turned stiles flanking a foliate decorated slat, over a trapezoidal cane seat, on ring-turned legs, joined by turned stretchers
31½in. high (4)
Provenance
The Levison & Cullen Gallery, Inc. American Antiques, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996