02-23-200302-23-2003
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2144Boston
February 23, 2003 11:00 AMCalender
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Federal Mahogany Inlaid Armchair

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$3,290$2,800
Auction: Sale #2144 - 2144Location: BostonDate / Time: February 23, 2003 11:00AM

Description:

Federal Mahogany Inlaid Armchair, North Shore, Massachusetts or Piscataqua, Maine region, c. 1800, the serpentine crest on the tall back with its curving arms and out-scrolled terminals above reeded and ring-turned baluster arm supports continuing to square tapering string inlaid front legs joined by square stretchers to the rear raking legs, old surface, (imperfections),ht. 42 1/2, seat ht. 15 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the collection of Maurice Rubin, Brookline, Massachusetts. Sold at public auction by Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1954, lot 126, reading: "Attributed to Joseph Short, Newburyport, Massachusetts, late 18th Century. From the Hooper family of Boston."
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Keywords

Massachusetts, Maine, Piscataqua, Brookline, Maurice Rubin, reading, Newburyport, Joseph Short