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Lot 251

Philadelphia bowback windsor armchair, ca. 1780-18

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for
$6,435
Sold Price includes BP

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
Philadelphia bowback windsor armchair, ca. 1780-1800, with 4 serpentine pierced slats, downward curving arms with voluted hand holds, saddle seat, and bamboo turned splay legs joined by stretcher, retaining an old varnish surface, 38 1/2" h. For a nearly identical example, see Santore, The Windsor Style In America, vol. II, pg. 122. Provenance: Collection of J. Stodgell Stokes, Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., March 1948, lot 136.

Condition

Repaired break to stile at arm.