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Side chairs, pair

Object number

RIF2871

Maker

Maker Unknown

Date

1740–60

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Probably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Newport, Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

walnut

Style

Queen Anne

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, January 31, February 1–2, 1985, lot 975. Sotheby's, New York, October 26, 1985, lot 24

Associated names

Sotheby's

Notes

"one chair repaired to stile"

See also

Bibliography

Sotheby's, New York, Fine American Furniture, Folk Art, and Oriental Rugs, sale cat. (October 26, 1985), lot 24, ill.
Sotheby's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Porcelain, and Rugs, sale cat. (January 31, February 1–2, 1985), lot 975, ill.