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A PAIR OF AESTHETIC SIDECHAIRS, Arrtibuted to Herter Brothers, New York circa 1880-1885, each with rectangular molded crestrail with mother-of-pearl and light wood ribbon-tied floral garlands flanked by squared incised stiles above a trapezoidal seat with reeded seatrail, on turned tapering legs joined by a raised box strtcher, one with padded seat and back, the other without upholstery--34¼in. high

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A PAIR OF AESTHETIC SIDECHAIRS, Arrtibuted to Herter Brothers, New York circa 1880-1885, each with rectangular molded crestrail with mother-of-pearl and light wood ribbon-tied floral garlands flanked by squared incised stiles above a trapezoidal seat with reeded seatrail, on turned tapering legs joined by a raised box strtcher, one with padded seat and back, the other without upholstery--34¼in. high

拍品專文

The turned tapering legs and inlaid marquetry garlands are characteristic of Herter Brothers and are found on two documented pieces in private collections. For further information, see Marylin Johnson Bordes, "Christian Herter and the Cult of Japan," Record of the Art Museum of Princeton University, vol. 34, 1975, pp. 20-27.