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PROBABLY CONNECTICUT, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF GARDINER FAMILY FEDERAL CHERRYWOOD SIDE CHAIRS
PROBABLY CONNECTICUT, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Appear to retain their original flame-stitch needle work seats, and one of the pair appears to retain its original surface; one chair bearing old label that reads "This chair belonged to Mary Gardiner, who married the Rev. Stephen Johnson, Dec 1st 1762. She worked the seat with crewels. The chair was given by her daughter Mrs Mary Noyes to Mrs Sarah Gardiner of Gardiner's Island. Given by her to her daughter Mrs Sarah G. Thompson, by her to her son Frederic D. Thompson, by him to his nephew David Gardiner.
38 ½ in. high (2)
PROBABLY CONNECTICUT, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Appear to retain their original flame-stitch needle work seats, and one of the pair appears to retain its original surface; one chair bearing old label that reads "This chair belonged to Mary Gardiner, who married the Rev. Stephen Johnson, Dec 1st 1762. She worked the seat with crewels. The chair was given by her daughter Mrs Mary Noyes to Mrs Sarah Gardiner of Gardiner's Island. Given by her to her daughter Mrs Sarah G. Thompson, by her to her son Frederic D. Thompson, by him to his nephew David Gardiner.
38 ½ in. high (2)
Literature
Dean F. Failey, Long Island Is My Nation, The Decorative Arts & Craftsmen, 1640-1830, Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1976, p.163, no.189.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.