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Americana & International - Session One

Thu, Sep 30, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 478

Philadelphia combback Windsor armchair

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$14,760
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

Rare Philadelphia combback Windsor armchair, ca. 1760, branded by Thomas Gilpin. Illustrated in Schiffer Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County Pennsylvania, fig. 51, listed as the collection of Mrs. C. Wm. Johnson. One of Philadelphia's earliest and most desirable chair maker, few signed examples of Gilpin are known.

Condition

Grip appliques replaced. Signed on front vertical edge of seat. Traces of old black paint. Otherwise in good condition.

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