Photo: Courtesy Christie's, New York
Click the image to enlarge
|
Joint stool |
|
Object numberRIF1622 |
||
MakerMaker Unknown |
||
Dimensions20 3/4 × 13 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (52.71 × 34.29 × 46.99 cm) Height, frame: 20 in. (50.8 cm) Width, frame top: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm) Depth, frame top: 11 1/4 in. (28.575 cm) |
||
Date16801710 |
||
Current locationUnknown |
||
GeographyPossibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
||
MediumMaple |
||
MarksNone |
||
InscriptionsNone |
||
StyleWilliam and Mary |
||
ProvenanceIsrael Sack, Inc., New York; sold to Eric Martin Wunsch (19242013), New York; consigned by his estate to Christie's, New York, September 25, 2013, lot 5; sold to David Schorsch and Eileen Smiles Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut |
||
Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc.E. Martin Wunsch Christie's David A. Schorsch and Eileen Smiles Antiques |
||
ConstructionThe single-board, elliptical, square-edged top is secured to its frame by multiple wood pins. The splayed rails below are attached to the turned legs by mortise and tenon joints, each showing one wood pin, as are the rectilinear stretchers below. The stool bears traces of several different layers of paint. Examined by P. E. Kane, May 9, 2006; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd |
||
BibliographyLita Solis-Cohen, "Americana at Christie's," Maine Antique Digest (December 2013): 28-B, ill.Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Paintings and Prints, sale cat. (September 25, 2013), 4, lot 5, ill. |