Lot Essay
cf. Frank Russell, ed., A Century of Chair Design, Rizzoli, New York, 1980, p. 65, fig. 3, for an illustration of this model
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A MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
BY RICHARD RIEMERSCHMID, CIRCA 1903
The back rest with a shaped crest rail and carved hand hold above three vertical slats, the deep seat above wide aprons on square tapering legs, the front and back legs joined by side stretchers
30½in (77.5cm.) high, 17½in. (44.4cm.) wide,
18½in. (47cm.) deep
BY RICHARD RIEMERSCHMID, CIRCA 1903
The back rest with a shaped crest rail and carved hand hold above three vertical slats, the deep seat above wide aprons on square tapering legs, the front and back legs joined by side stretchers
30½in (77.5cm.) high, 17½in. (44.4cm.) wide,
18½in. (47cm.) deep