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Side chairs, pair

Object number

RIF3202

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Height: 40 3/4 in. (103.505 cm)

Date

1740–60

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Probably made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Mahogany

Provenance

Christie's, New York, January 22–23, 1993, lot 520

Associated names

Christie's

Notes

The prominence of the rings on the side stretchers near the back legs and the thickness of the back legs where they meet the floor suggest a Rhode Island origin.

See also

Bibliography

Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 22–23, 1993), 166, lot 520, ill.