Very Rare Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair, possibly by William Wayne (working 1760-1786), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1770
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January 19, 09:11 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Very Rare Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair
possibly by William Wayne (working 1760-1786)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Circa 1770
Shoe and bottom third of proper left rear leg replaced.
Height 40 1/2 in.
According to family tradition, this chair and others in the set were known to have been part of the original furnishings in Waynesborough, the house of General Anthony Wayne
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Americana, October 24, 1993, sale 6483, lot 359;
Property from an American Private Collection;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana: Furniture and Folk Art, January 17, 1999, sale 7253, lot 781;
Replica Shoes 's, New York, Important Americana, January 22, 2005, sale 8053, lot 1177.
A side chair from this set, possibly the present chair, is illustrated in William H. Hornor, Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, plate 334.
A pair of chairs from this set was sold at Replica Shoes Parke-Bernet, Fine Americana, April 29, 1978, sale 4116, lot 950. Another was once sold by Israel Sack, Inc. A third was sold at Woodbury Auction LLC, Woodbury, Connecticut, Annual Fall Fine Estates Auction, September 27, 2017, lot 689.
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