Black-painted Braced Bow-back Windsor Chair

Description:

Black-painted Braced Bow-back Windsor Chair, Rhode Island, c. 1780-1800, the scratch-beaded crest above a shaped saddle seat and turned base, old black paint with gilt striping over earlier green, ht. 33 1/2, seat ht 14 1/2 in. in.

Literature: For a drawing of a similar chair, see Charles Santore, The Windsor Style in America, Vol. II, drawing 2.
Estimate $400-600


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