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Sack-back Windsor armchair

Object number

RIF3453

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

37 in. (94 cm)

Date

1780–90

Current location

Geography

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

Medium

Pine (seat); other woods

Marks

None

Inscriptions

"ICL," incised on underside

Provenance

Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 18, 2008, lot 542; sold to Barbara and Arun Singh, Providence, Rhode Island; consigned to Sotheby's, New York, January 25, 2020, lot 1213

Associated names

Marguerite Riordan
Arthur Riordan
Christie's
Dr. Arun Singh
Barbara Singh
Sotheby's

Bibliography

Christie's, New York, The Collection of Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut, sale cat. (January 18, 2008), 18, lot 542.
Sotheby's, New York, Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh, sale cat. (January 25, 2020), lot 1213, ill.