Red-painted Windsor High Chair

Description:

Red-painted Windsor High Chair, Windsor County, Vermont, c. 1820-30, the cresting decorated with roses, old surface, (imperfections),ht. 35 1/2, seat ht. 22 in.

Provenance: A note attached to the bottom of the chair indicates that it was purchased for Harriet Elizabeth Howe of Royalton, Vermont, in 1845, when it was likely repainted red.
Estimate $800-1,200

right arm with old brass repair, footrest reattached, paint wear to seat and footrest.

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