11-01-200811-02-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2431Boston
November 1, 2008 03:00 PMCalender
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Shaker Tiger Maple and Cherry Armed Rocking Chair

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$5,925$5,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM

Description:

Shaker Tiger Maple and Cherry Armed Rocking Chair Enfield, Connecticut, c. 1820, the finials top the posts that flank the graduated slats above the mushroomed arm supports, which terminate at the rockers, old mellow surface, ht. 46 1/4, seat ht. 15 in.

Literature: Pages 86 and 87 of The Shaker Chair, by Charles Muller and Timothy Rieman, Canal Press, 1984, illustrate similar examples.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

The mushroom arm caps may be early replacements as usually this type of construction would have been a single turned piece of wood and these are applied.

Keywords

Cherry Armed Rocking Chair, Shaker Tiger Maple, Connecticut, Enfield, Chair, Canal Press, Charles Muller