Lot Essay
A pair of similar chairs is in the collection of Winterthur Museum (Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period, no. 56, p. 109).
NEW YORK CITY, 1790-1800
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A SET OF SIX FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
New York City, 1790-1800
Each with a molded shield-shaped back enclosing three bellflower-carved ribs embellished with inlaid leafage and pendant husks issuing from a fan-inlaid base over wavy-molded stiles above an over-upholstered trapezoidal seat with a serpentine front, on molded and pendant-husk inlaid legs with spade feet
39in. high (6)
New York City, 1790-1800
Each with a molded shield-shaped back enclosing three bellflower-carved ribs embellished with inlaid leafage and pendant husks issuing from a fan-inlaid base over wavy-molded stiles above an over-upholstered trapezoidal seat with a serpentine front, on molded and pendant-husk inlaid legs with spade feet
39in. high (6)