$5,333
Set of Seven Federal Shield-back Side Chairs, possibly Annapolis, Maryland, 1790-1800, with serpentine front rails above square tapering legs with "H" stretchers, old refinish, (repairs), ht. 38, seat ht. 18 in. Provenance: Family descent from Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey of Maryland, who was an attorney on Washington's staff, a member of the Continental Congress, and was married to the sister of Charles Willson Peale. Literature: A stylistically similar chair is pictured in pl. 145 on p. 165 of 300 Years of American Seating Furniture: Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and other Collections at Yale University by Patricia E. Kane, Yale University Art Gallery, 1976. 1. patch on back of shield (not original) 2. 1 rear leg pieced 2" (not original) 3. 1 patch on shield 4. 2 break on shield, lower part repaired (original)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-06-08
