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A Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Shield-Back Armchair, Attributed to the School of Samuel McIntire (1757-1811), Salem, Massachusetts, Circa 1800

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September 22, 07:47 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

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A Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Shield-Back Armchair

Attributed to the School of Samuel McIntire (1757-1811)

Salem, Massachusetts, 

Circa 1800


Height 38 in. by Width 24 1/2 in. by Depth 18 in.; Seat Height 18 in.

For a nearly identical shield-back armchair, see Bishop, Robert, The American Chair: Three Centuries of Style, (New York: Bonanza Books), 1983, fig. 358.