A Pilgrim Century Turned Maple and Oak Spindle-Back Rush-Seat Armchair
Sale 1278 - The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I
Nov 3, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$7,560
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Lot Description
A Pilgrim Century Turned Maple and Oak Spindle-Back Rush-Seat Armchair
Likely New England, Circa 1650
appears to retain a dark, rich surface, rush seat is likely later.
Height 44 inches.
Height 44 inches.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
It is worthy to note that this is a rare example of a piece of Pilgrim Century furniture that was documented in its current condition during the 19th Century.
Provenance:
John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut.
Literature:
Irving W. Lyon, The Colonial Furniture of New England (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 1892) p. 142, fig. 56.
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