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May 21, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Assembled Set of Eight Black-painted Heart and Crown Side Chairs

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2897MLocation: Off PremisesDate / Time: May 21, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Assembled Set of Eight Black-painted Heart and Crown Side Chairs, attributed to the Parmele family, Guilford, Connecticut, c. 1740-70, seven with vasiform splats and one with split bannisters, early surfaces of painted black and brown paint, some with striping, ht. 42 5/8 in.

Literature: One chair illustrated in Robert F. Trent, Hearts & Crowns, Folk Chairs of the Connecticut Coast 1720-1840 (New Haven Colony Historical Society: New Haven, Connecticut, 1977),plate 60, p. 77.
Estimate $8,000-12,000


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