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    Sale 1129

    Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints and Folk Art

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    9 October 2002

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    • A FEDERAL CARVED AND INLAID MA
    Lot 257

    A FEDERAL CARVED AND INLAID MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR

    NEW YORK, 1790-1810

    Price realised

    USD 4,780

    Estimate

    USD 5,000 - USD 8,000

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    A FEDERAL CARVED AND INLAID MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
    New York, 1790-1810
    The molded shield back splat centering swag and Prince-of-Wales feather carving above a bowed trapezoidal overupholstered seat, on square tapering legs with line inlay and inlaid petal chain with banded cuffs
    37¼in. high

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    Lot Essay

    A fine example of fully developed New York Federal seating, this chair, with its elaborately carved shield, delicate outflaring front legs and inward tapering rear legs, demonstrates its maker's familiarity with Hepplewhite's design plates.

    An unusual feature found primarily on tables and case forms, yet extraordinary to this chair, are the inlaid overlapping husks. For a similar chair see Flanigan, American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection (New York, 1986), pp. 116-117.

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