Armchair, Bannister Back
New England
18th Century
Maple - SOLD
This example is of generous proportion and remains at about full height; the chair is structurally sound with no replacements; old surface. (Height: 44 inches; seat height: 17 inches; width: 23.5 inches; depth: 18.75 inches)
274-121 - SOLD
Rocking Chair, Comb Back, Original Paint and Paint Decoration
New England
Circa 1825
A wonderful example remaining in excellent original condition including its painted surface. (Height: 38.25 inches; seat height: 15 inches; width: 19 inches; depth: 22.75 inches)
$1,095
413-17
Armchair, Yoke Back
Connecticut
18th Century - SOLD
A robust chair of generous proportion, with decent color; turned stretchers under arms with carved and scrolled handholds; the trapezoidal seat above turned double stretchers. Minor imperfections, generally excellent. (Height: 45.5 inches; seat height: 16 inches; width: 26.75 inches; depth: 21 inches)
274-103 - SOLD
Chair, Ladder Back, American
Old Green Paint
19th Century
Maple with original rush splint seat
The tall rear posts with tall finials centering four shaped splats above a trapezoidal seat; the seat raised on turned legs joined by double stretchers then ending in tapered foot. (Height: 46.5 inches; seat height: 16.75 inches; width: 18.5 inches; depth: 14.25 inches)
$1,485
816-13
Armchair, Windsor, Bow-Back, Painted
Rhode Island or Connecticut
Circa 1780 - SOLD
Retaining original surface history, great 19th century mustard yellow over original green paint in great patina. Unusual square corner seat with generous proportions and out- swept arms. (Dimensions: Height: 36.25 inches; seat height: 17 inches; width: 27 inches; depth: 15 inches)
285-45 - SOLD
Banister Back Side Chair
Bermuda, cedar
18th Century
The square back with three banisters and shaped lower rail above a trapezoidal caned seat; block and turned front legs with square back-swept rear posts all joined by square molded box stretcher. The turned feet are original.
Dimensions: 34.25-inch overall height, 13.5-inch seat height, 17.5-inches wide, 14.75-inches deep.
$2,825
509-3
Windsor Arm Chair
New England
Circa 1800
The bowed back centering nine tapering spindles, receives the downswept arms with scrolled ends, raised on shaped stiles. The shield shaped seat above nicely turned legs, joined by robust "H" stretcher. Ancient black paint over original surface history.
Dimensions: 38.75-inch overall height, 17.5-inch seat height, 20.5-inches wide, 17.5-inches deep.
$2,625
431-42
Assembled Pair Of Windsor Bow-Back Side-Chairs
On the left...
Windsor Bow-Back Side-Chair
Circa 1800
In old white paint over original surface history
Nine spindles within incised bow above carved shield shaped seat raised on bamboo turned legs joined by turned "H" stretcher. The bow was professionally repaired where it enters seat, all else fine.
(Height: 36 inches; seat height: 17.5 inches; width: 17.5 inches; depth: 16.75 inches)
Price: $975
201-264
On the right...
Windsor Bow-Back Side-Chair
Circa 1800
In old white paint over original surface history
Nine spindles within incised bow above shield shape seat raised on ring and vase turned legs joined by turned "h" stretcher. Very good condition. (Height: 36 inches; seat height: 17.5 inches; width: 17.5 inches; depth: 16.75 inches.)
Price: $1,165
201-265
Ladder-Back Rocking Chair
With hoopskirt arms
American
Circa 1780-1820
A nice example of the sometimes called nursing or work chair.
Tall urn finials adorn the rear posts centering four shaped and molded spats; rear posts and front legs joined by nicely turned box stretcher then raised on original rockers. The short arms are notable as they flare outward ending with large round handholds with spur like returns; turned arm supports are attached to seat rail by iron straps and taper as they continue to side stretchers which they pierce. The chair is in very old, probably early Victorian black paint with gold trim over what appears to be an original red pigment; ancient ash-splint seat. There is the addition of an early iron support on the proper right arm where it pierces the post. The iron mending strap conforms to half the post with a long tang securing the arm. (Height: 43.25-inches; seat height: 14.5-inches.)
Price: $985
594-14
Continuous-Arm Brace-Back Windsor Chair
New York
Circa 1790
The bow and arm rail above 13-tapered spindles and the pair of tapered back brace spindles; out-swept shaped handholds above robust baluster turned arm supports...the beautifully shaped saddle seat with incised gutter is sharply undercut and is raised on bold baluster, spool and ring turned legs joined by bulbously turned medial stretchers. The chair remains in great condition and is in a good old black painted surface. (Height: 37 inches; Seat Height: 17.75 inches; Width: 17 inches; Depth: 17.25 inches.)
$6,525
271-22
Rhode Island Round-About Chair in Red Paint
Circa 1750
Maple and ash. Measures 31-inches in height (with a seat height of 17-inches), 29.25-inches in width and 23.5-inches in depth.
Price: $5,750
621-34
Queen Anne Side Chair
Bermuda
Circa 1740-1760
Cedar
Yoke-shaped top rail above vasiform splat received by molded lower rail, centered by carved back-swept stiles; trapezoidal caned seat on molded frame, raised on cabriole legs with Spanish front feet; the rear posts being back-swept; legs joined by block and turned stretchers. In generally excellent condition with only minor imperfections, such as repair to one seat rail rear return and small foot repair.
Dimensions: 40-inch overall height, 18-inch seat height, 20-inches wide, 16-inches deep.
$4,975
843-64
Set Of Six Matched Chippendale Side Chairs
Probably Newburyport, Massachusetts
Circa 1800, maple and faux graining
The beautiful serpentine and raking crest above a pierced splat with heart cutout on a rail above a trapezoidal rush seat having molded and pinned corner-blocks raised on square front legs with beaded corners...front legs joined by beaded stretchers to the raking rear legs. All chairs are in good surface; brown graining over original red...graining appears to be extremely old, perhaps early 19th century. The chairs are without compromise. (Height: 37.5-inches; seat height: 16.5-inches; seat width: 19.5-inches.)
$19,500
191-302
Side Chair, Queen Anne
New England
18th Century
Cherry, with reversed splat
This chair features a carved top rail above vasiform splat; trapezoidal seat retaining original corner blocks is raised on block and turned front legs ending in Spanish feet. The rear legs are back swept, legs joined by turned double side stretcher and robustly turned front stretcher. (The splat was flipped.)
Dimensions: 40.75-inch overall height, 18.5-inch seat height, 20.5-inches wide, 13.5-inches deep.
$725
903-34
Armchair, Windsor, Sack Back
New England
Circa 1780 to 1800
Rhode Island or Costal Connecticut
A well proportioned chair with nicely shaped handholds and swelled spindles above the shaped saddle seat raised on baluster and ring turned legs with tapered feet joined by "H" stretcher. The old black paint is over what appears to be original green paint; overall excellent condition. (Height: 37.5 inches; seat height: 16.5 inches; width: 23.75 inches; depth: 15 inches.)
$3,750
140-14
Shaker Chairs, LABELED
Seven Side Chairs and an armchair
New Lebanon
Circa 1920
Each chair with three arched slats centered by straight posts beneath long pommels above the taped seats raised on legs that are tapered at foot, and joined by double box stretchers.
Height: 41.25 inches; seat height: 18 inches; width: 19.5 inches; depth: 15.75 inches. Arm Chair: Height: 41.25 inches; seat height: 18.25 inches; width: 23.25 inches; depth: 18.25 inches.)
$5,875
323-31
Bannister-Back Side-Chair
Rhode Island or Southeastern Massachusetts
Circa 1740-1810
Old white paint over original red...
The yoke-crest-rail above three turned and split banisters joined by the double cyma-curve lower rail...centering tapered and turned rear posts; sausage turned front legs ending in button feet. The front and rear legs joined by double box stretcher; front stretchers are turned. The woven rush seat may be original; nineteenth century white paint over original red paint. Very good overall condition.
$2,500
775-358
Roundabout Chair
New England, maple...
Circa 1775-1800
The carved pillow-crest on chamfered flat arms with out-swept handholds raised on baluster and ring turned posts joined by arched splats above the old rush seat with chamfered corner-block above the front leg with conforming turnings; the rear and side posts with tapered foot joined by double box stretcher.
Dimensions: 31-inches high, 17.75-inch seat height.
$1,875
594-15
Signed Windsor Continuous Armchair
David Coutoung
New York State - SOLD
A terrific 9-spindle example with rarely encountered maker's brand remaining in fine condition. Nancy Goyne Evans publishes a nearly identical example in American Windsor Chairs.
271-8 - SOLD
New England Slat-Back Armchair...in old surface
Mixed Woods
Second half-18th century - SOLD
A nice chair of generous proportion having four arched slats with flanking knopped sausage turned stiles terminated by bold tall compressed ball and reel finials above molded down-scrolled arms with center ridge raised on baluster turned supports over an ancient splint seat on sausage and knopped front legs; cylindrical turned rear legs joined by a double box stretcher with frontal turnings. The surface retains ancient faux graining that may be original; ash splint seat with losses may be original; height loss-note bottom stretcher height. (Overall height: 45-inches; seat height: 15-inches; seat measures 22.5-inches across the front and 17-inches deep.)
223-14 - SOLD
Pair of Windsor Side-Chairs
Bow-Back Brace-Backs
Rhode Island
Circa 1790-1800 - SOLD
The double-incised bow centered by seven-spindles and the bracing rods above the beautifully shaped saddle seat raised on outstanding turned legs joined by the ambitiously turned "H" stretcher. The chairs are in an ancient brown resin stain; lovely dry patina. (Height: 37.25 inches; seat height: 17.5 inches; width: 16 inches; depth: 18.5 inches.)
568-1 - SOLD
ARM CHAIR OF GENEROUS PROPORTION
One of the largest and most robust of this type
Bold Turnings
New York or New Jersey, Probably Lower Hudson Valley
Circa 1730-1750 - SOLD
This outstanding arm chair of oversize proportion features a yoke-crest rail above turned and tapered rear posts centering a solid vasiform splat. The concave arms with down turned scrolled handholds rest on beautiful ambitiously turned front posts. The rear posts taper forming the conical feet and are joined to the beautifully turned and tapered front legs by box stretchers...the front stretcher being boldly turned. Please notice the out swept feet retain intact under pads. This rarely encountered example remains in excellent condition...a minor tight grain fissure on right side of splat had been repaired with all else fine. The surface appears to be 19th century black paint over original black paint. Dimensions: height: 46.5-inches; width measured across arms is 25.5-inches; depth of seat; 18-inches.
274-83 - SOLD
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