Bow-Back Brace-Back Windsor Armchair, Providence, Rhode Island, 1790-1811
| Lot #: 390 Bow-Back Brace-Back Windsor Armchair, Providence, Rhode Island, 1790-1811 |
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Nine spindles with two bracing spindles from a tailpiece, mahogany arms on vase-and-ring turned supports, stuffed seat, bulbous H-stretcher. Old red paint; seat in black oilcloth with brass tacks. Rhode Island Furniture Archive, Yale University Art Gallery, no. RIF2147. Provenance: Sullivan Dorr (1778-1858), Boston and Providence; by descent to Thomas Wilson Dorr and Sullivan Dorr, Jr., Providence; Margarethe Lyman Dwight, Providence; Providence Preservation Society, 1956; Joseph K. Ott, Providence, 1977; Christie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ott, January 20, 2012, lot 140; A New York collection. Literature: Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs (New York, 1996), p. 277, fig. 6-74. |
| 38 1/2 x 25 x 22 in. |
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Provenance A New York collection. |
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Condition Old red paint. Old repair to one arm support. |
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Auction Date Oct 29, 2026 |
| Estimate: $2,000-$4,000 |
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