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Fri, Oct 2, 2009 06:00PM EDT
Lot 617

Delaware Valley Queen Anne walnut armchair, ca. 17

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Delaware Valley Queen Anne walnut armchair, ca. 1755, the cupid's bow crest above a solid splat flaked by serpentine arms, above a trapezoidal slip seat concealing the original close stool frame, resting in a carved seat frame supported by shell carved cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet. A pair of related chairs featuring a virtually identical splat and made by Solomon Fussell for Benjamin Franklin currently resides in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum.

Condition

Repaired blow-out to crest where it joins splat. Slip seat is replaced. Provenance: brass tag Glocester Co. Historical Society - Sibyl Tatum Jones.