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Description:
Set of Six Shaker Ladder-back Chairs, Lillian Barlow, c. 1925, ht. 41, seat ht. 18 in.
Provenance: John S. Roberts collection, Shaker Farm, Canaan, New York, obtained from the Shakers in 1930s; Christie's New York, October 21, 1994; The Shaker Collection of Brenda and Charles R. Muller, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Estimate $600-800
these chairs are slightly loose and wiggle back and forth a bit, but not side to side. There is no evidence of any notable repairs.
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Charles R. Muller, John S. Roberts, Christie, Brenda, Lillian Barlow, Canaan, WinchesterStephen L. Fletcher
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