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Bow-back Windsor armchairs, set of six |
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Object numberRIF5367 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight, tallest chair: 39 in. (99.06 cm) |
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Date17851805 |
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Current location |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"SWB," in chalk, on underside of each seat |
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ProvenanceA South County, Rhode Island family; consigned to Bill Spice Auctions, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, August 25, 1999; Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut; the Gaess family; consigned to Sotheby's, New York, September 30, 2010, lot 50; sold to Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut |
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Associated namesSouth County, Rhode Island familyBill Spicer Auctions Nathan Liverant and Son Gaess family Nathan Liverant and Son Sotheby's |
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BibliographyNathan Liverant and Son, "Show section," Maine Antique Digest (February 2011): 25-C, ill."Property of The Gaess Family, A Very Fine and Rare Set of Six Green-Painted Bow-Back Brace-Back Windsor Upholstered Armchairs, Rhode Island, Circa 1795," http://www.sothebys.com/app/ecatalogue/ecat.do?dispatch=displayImageViewer&lot_id=159618247&showBigPic=Y# (accessed March 14, 2011). Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana: Featuring The Collection of Frank and June Barsalona, sale cat. (September 30, 2010), 45, lot 50, ill. |