LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN AMERICAN ASH AND PINE "SACK-BACK" WINDSOR CHAIR
Late 18th century
With flattened arm rests and front baluster turned underarm support, oval seat and baluster turned legs joined by stretchers, residue of paint overall
36in. (92cm.) high, the seat 20in. (51cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

This popular form of Windsor chair was made in Rhode Island and shows both English and American design influence. See Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, New York, 1996, pp.256-266 for similar examples, and p.263, fig.6.44 for detail a of the arm design.

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