Lot Essay
For a closely related side-chair attributed to John or Thomas Seymour, see Vernon C. Stoneman, A Supplement to John and Thomas Seymour Cabinetmakers in Boston 1794-1816 (Boston, 1965), p. 85, fig. 58.
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A PAIR OF FEDERAL MAHOGANY SIDE-CHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN OR THOMAS SEYMOUR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1800
Each with arched stepped molded crestrail centered by a rectangular veneered and line-inlaid plaque over a pierced Gothic-arched back with reeded ribs above a serpentine padded seat, on square tapering reeded legs joined by stretchers (one toe pieced)--36 3/4in. high
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN OR THOMAS SEYMOUR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1800
Each with arched stepped molded crestrail centered by a rectangular veneered and line-inlaid plaque over a pierced Gothic-arched back with reeded ribs above a serpentine padded seat, on square tapering reeded legs joined by stretchers (one toe pieced)--36 3/4in. high