Featuring Robust Top Rails – Exaggerated Terminals and Arch
A refined and closely matched pair of New England fan-back Windsor side chairs exhibiting hallmarks of eastern Connecticut production along the Thames River corridor. The arched crest rails, nine spindles, vase-and-ring [and baluster] legs joining H-stretchers with swelled and tipped medial stretcher… and the saddle seat with pontil relate to Norwich–Lisbon–Stonington shops, as does the saddle seat with pontil most notably those associated with the Tracy family and their contemporaries.
Item Date: Circa 1785 - 1795
Measurement: Chair 1: height 37¼"; seat height 17½"; width 19½"; depth 16" Chair 2: height 35½"; seat height 16½"; width 21"; depth 15½"
Material: Pine or chestnut seat; maple, hickory, and oak spindles, legs, and stretchers; original black paint over an earlier green ground.
Item Condition: Excellent, old black paint exhibiting expected wear, crackling, and minor losses consistent with over two centuries of gentle use. Seats remain tight and structurally sound; spindles snug in sockets; stretchers original and intact.
Reference: See American Windsor Chairs by Nancy Goyne Evans, pp. 327 and 328; Figure 6-168.
SKU 956-63
For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.
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