A unique piece designed to interpret what would have been an American William & Mary wing chair had one been known. Finely upholstered in a colorful "turkey-work" pattern, this wing chair has a nicely shaped crest, scalloped wings, rolled arms and an impressive base with turned stretchers and legs over Spanish feet. This wing chair makes a statement in any room.
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A beutifucally crafted Queen Anne side chair in a highly desirable balloon or compass seat form. This chair has all the tel tale elements of the Queen Anne period including a yoke crest, balloon seat, cabriole legs and trifid feet. What makes it particularly special is the intricate marquetry adorning the entire front of the chair. This is a stand piece in any room.
An early and engaging representation of the Queen Anne stool, this charming piece has a nice upholstered slip top over a scalloped apron joining to cabriole legs with spurs terminating in pad feet.
Unlike most benches of this period, the bench is considerably larger than most. It has six nicely shaped straight legs joined by a cross-stretcher. The top is upholstered with muslin.
These chairs are fine representations of the Hepplewhite period. The slightly arched crest rail has four carved columns on the back rising to carved fans. The nicely covered seats sit over finely tapered legs.
A nicely formed sack back windsor armchair with delicate knuckle arms over a D-seat with turned legs and stretchers.
This chair features beautiful ball and ring front stretcher and ball feet. An excellent example of an early ladderback with rush seat and turned front legs.
These side chairs are excellent examples of Philadelphia craftsmanship. At the center of each chair is a cupids bow crest with a finely carved cabachon over a pierced splat intersecting with a trapazoidal seat with a carved shell at the center. Both chairs have nicely shaped cabriole legs that terminate to claw-and-ball feet. The carving on the cabachon, shells and feet are all...
This more diminutive wing chair shows an unconventional yet successful form less consistent with it's city cousins. A flat crest is flanked by serpentine wings ending in slightly scrolled arms. The front of the seat has a slight bow shape over cabriole legs terminating in pad feet.
One of the more distinguishable designs from the studio of George Nakashima, this grass-seated side chair has a shaped crest rail with six flared spindles adjoined to an interwoven sea grass seat. Four flared legs are joined by simple stretchers. The rectangular stool with this side chair frames a sea grass center in walnut with flared legs. This chair and stool both have a...
This is a rare maple side chair attributed to William Savery. It has a cupid’s bow crest, spooned back with solid splat, rush seat and elaborately scalloped aprons. Cabriole front legs terminate in “crook’t” feet. The front stretcher is bobbin-turned.
An exceptional example of a Philadelphia side chair. Pictured in Horner's Blue Book (plate #71, p. 153) and American Chairs by John Kirk (plate #68, p. 79),...
Elegant in form, this settee is light in it's dimensions. Thin rails join the settee with carved columns along the arm supports, stretchers and feet. The back stretchers are joined by circular and diamond shaped stiles with black paint. The settee has a recently rushed seat. This is truly an striking piece of early New York furniture.
Pleasing in form, the duck-bill crest nicely flares the back rails to create a flared display of bamboo turned hickory spindles adjoining to a poplar shield seat over maple bamboo turned legs and stretchers. The form is attributed to John Letchworth (b. 1759, worked 1785-1824).
A fine example of the sack back form with a very pleasing finish. It has a sack back, with spindles and knuckle arms with vasiform supports adjoining to the seat. The turned legs have an H-stretcher and terminate in blunt arrow feet.
Called the "Boston Sidechair" or "North Shore sidechair", it is rare to even assemble so many of these chairs. Each one has the arched crest with leather tacked to the back splat. A trapezoidal leather seat rests above turned legs and stretchers. Each chair has old black varnish.
An impressive set of sidechairs with several of the characteristics most commonly attributed to Massachusetts including a cupids bow crest with voluted ears, a dramatic pierced splat over a trapezoidal seat. Cabriole legs terminate to claw-and-ball feet with arched talons.
A charming pair of windsor chairs with a birdcage crest with an octagonal medallion bearing initials "AD". Five bamboo spindles are flanked by bamboo turned rails over a shield seat. The bamboo turned legs are joined by 4 graduated bamboo turned stretchers. Each chair has original olive colored paint with black stenciling.
The side chair splat takes its design from plate 10 of Thomas Chippendale’s The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director (1754, 1755, 1763). The shaped crest has a rolled mantle in the center and foliate ears. The stiles are molded and extend to the floor as rounded rear legs. The trapezoidal seat frame holds a slip seat. Side rails are tenoned...
An example of a rare form, this bannister back is adorned with several exciting architectural elements including: acorn finials, an arched crest with carved volutes, fine turnings along the back rails terminating in a bold arched base with large carved volutes. Nicely turned arms are joined to turned stretchers over a rush seat. Vase and ring stretchers join the turned legs over...
An exceptional example of a Philadelphia side chair. What makes this particular chair exciting are duel inverted hearts on the pierced splat. In addition, it has a cupids bow crest with carved ears and shell with fan in the center flanked by volutes. The pierced splat has carved volutes and a silhouetted hearts, a trapazoidal seat with gold silk damask, cabriole legs with...
Beautiful example of a Windsor armchair with a rich and textural finish. This chair features a rare combination of having a sack back along with a shield seat. It's in excellent condition and a wonderful example of a unique Windsor chair with original green painted finish.
This wing chair has nice lines with a serpentine crest, shaped wings, out-turned arms centering an upholstered cushion over straight legs with box stretcher.
An impressive example of Philadelphia carving, this side chair has a cupids bow crest with a shell at the center, a solid splat, trapazoidal seat with nicely carved center shell, cabriole legs with finely carved acanthus knees terminating in claw and ball feet. It has a highly desirable old finish. Ex. collection of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland.
This side chair is adorned with carving. At the center of a cupids bow crest is a finely carved cabachon over a pierced splat intersecting with a trapazoidal seat with a carved shell at the center. Cabriole legs with carved shells terminate to trifid feet.
This outstanding side chair has volutes on the crest rail which descends to a solid splat with a spooned back. The balloon seat sits above cabriole legs with shells on both knees. The legs terminate in claw and ball feet.
An elegantly constructed Queen Anne side chair with yoke crest, solid spooned splat and cabriole legs terminating in slipper feet.
This armchair combines the elegance of the Queen Anne period with an exceptional old finish. It has a boldly carved shell in the center of a cupid's bow crest with a solid splat, nicely carved knuckle arms, a scalloped apron and cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet.
An inviting transitional Queen Anne side chair with a finely carved shell in the center of a cupids bow crest, a solid splat over trapazoidal seat with shell at the center over cabriole legs with carved shells terminating in carved trifid feet.
A nice old varnish and understated architectural elements on this chair make it a fine addition to any collection. It has turned finials with a double arched crest over a shaped bannister back with a scalloped base flanked by turned rails which intersect with a rush seat. There are turned legs and stretchers at the base of the chair.
These chairs are fine representations of the Sheraton period. The stepped up crest rail has nicely carved swags over four carved columns on the back rising to carved fans. The nicely covered seats sit over finely carved reeded legs with acanthus carving at the top and button feet.
A unique set of Philadelphia side chairs with a cupid's bow crest, carved voluted ears, a pierced splat with carved volutes and an incised flower at the top center. It has a trapaziodal seat with red wool damask over cabriole legs terminating in pad feet.
Chair with five arched slats, rush seat and turned front legs terminating in pad front feet. Front stretcher with bold ball-and-disc turnings.
Seeing a wingchair without the upholstery gives you the truest sense of form and authenticity. This chair has nice lines and is truly a fine representation of the Hepplewhite period. It has an arched crest with outward flaring arms, rolled arms over molded legs with a slight taper, joined square recessed box stretcher.
An elegantly constructed side chair with yoke crest, solid spooned splat connecting to a balloon seat over cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet.
This is a charming maple side chair attributed to William Savery. It has a cupid’s bow crest, spooned back with solid splat, rush seat and elaborately scalloped aprons. Cabriole front legs terminate in “crook’t” feet. The front stretcher is bobbin-turned.
Armchair attributed to William Savery. Chair with cupid’s bow crest, vase-shaped splat, scrolled arms, scalloped aprons, bobbin-turned front stretcher and “crook’t feet.”
Although many of the elements of this armchair are typical of Philadelphia windsors, this one stands alone. Nicely carved ears flank the crest rail which connects to hickory spindles binding into a walnut riser joining two nicely shaped arms supported by elegant serpentine supports. The walnut D-seat sits over boldly turned legs joined by an H-stretcher with vase and ring turnings...
