Assembled Set of Four Queen Anne Balloon-seat Chairs

Description:

Assembled Set of Four Queen Anne Balloon-seat Chairs, Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, with spooned crests, vasiform splats, slip seats, and cabriole front legs ending in pad feet, (imperfections),ht. 40, seat ht. 17 1/2 in.
A Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Collection
Estimate $2,000-3,000

One chair has a very small diagonal patch on the corner of a back leg; two chairs have patches at the end of the terminals of the crest rails, one chair has a minor shrinkage crack in the splat, there are some replaced knee returns, the shoe that holds a splat on one chair has been reattached and has plugs filling screw holes, chairs are very stable.


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