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The Collection of Margaret Berwind Schiffer

Wed, Jan 18, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 16

Delaware Valley six-slat ladderback side chair

Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
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Delaware Valley six-slat ladderback side chair, mid 18th c., with a rush seat and squared cabriole legs joined by ball and ring turned front stretcher terminating in crooked feet, retaining an old dry historic surface. Chairs of this type are often associated with the workshop of Solomon Fussell and William Savery. A closely related example is in the Chester County Historical Society and is illustrated in Schiffer Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County Pennsylvania, fig 116.

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Condition

Screws added to secure front seat rail. One screw added to rear leg to secure stretcher.

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