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Side chair |
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Object numberRIF4418 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions37 1/2 × 21 in. (95.25 × 53.34 cm) |
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Date174060 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"VIII," incised, on front rail; "VII," incised, on slip seat |
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StyleChippendale |
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ProvenanceJohn Janes Auction, Newport, Rhode Island, October 14, 1957; sold to Joseph K. Ott (19291994), Providence, Rhode Island; by descent to his wife Anne Ott, Providence, Rhode Island; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 20, 2012, lot 154 |
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Associated namesJohn Janes AuctionJoseph K. Ott Anne Northrop Ott Christie's |
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See also |
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BibliographyJoseph K. Ott, "Some Rhode Island Furniture," Antiques 107, no. 5 (May 1975): 941, fig. 4.Christie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ott, sale cat. (January 20, 2012), 64, lot 154. |