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| sw00947: A Set of Six Carved Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs, England, last quarter, 19th century These chairs are of large scale and employ all of the high style decorative elements of the Queen Anne period. Just about every meaningful element of this chair is carved: from the central crest rail, the backsplat, and even small rosettes at the midpoint of the break in the curve of the real styles. The seat is the most desirable compass shape with shells carved on the seat frame as well as the knees. |
| sw00676: A Set of Twelve Carved Mahogany Chippendale style Chairs These chairs are full-blown Chippendale style chairs with a caliber of carving and form that only the greatest of the period offered. Note the full carving on the side rails as well as the backsplat and the yoke with is dramatically turned upward and also fully carved. If this weren’t enough, the seat rails on the front and sides are beautifully scrolled with carving and complemented with carved knees on the front legs, ending in claw and ball feet. |
| sw00682: A Set of Six Mahogany Chippendale style Side Chairs These chairs are excellent benchmade copies of period Boston Chippendale side chairs with all the bells and whistles, i.e. claw and ball feet, carved knees, and shells. They are solidly made of excellent mahogany and all hand-carved; they are turn of the century. |
| sw01226: A Fine Set of Five Large Side/dining Room Chairs, Irish, c.1780 These chairs are some of the finest Chippendale side chairs available. Composed of heavy dark mahogany, with an old surface, the carving throughout is of the highest order. See details below. The seats are commodious, and bowed in the front, all of which are supported on strongly executed legs with an intricate reeding design complemented by magnificent corner blocks and all tied together with beautifully designed shaped stretchers. |
| sw00726: A Set of Six Carved Mahogany Chippendale Side Chairs, Philadelphia, c.1780 This set of chairs has fine highly decorative carving on its crest and splat. The crest is beautifully sculptured and quite English in form, reminiscent of many English models. The rear legs have a distinctive cant and they are all in a perfect state of preservation with no cracks or breaks. The color is a red/brown mahogany and has an old surface that has been waxed over the years. |
| sw00153: A Set of Eight Mahogany “Hartford” Hepplewhite Chairs, c.1890 This centennial set of chairs is in fine condition retaining its original horsehair fabric. While commonly called Hartford chairs, these were probably manufactured in Providence and came from a local Providence estate. The modeling is finely executed and the carving on the splat sharp and crisp. The mahogany has a warm, faded patina and is its first surface. |
| sw00684: A Set of 6 Classical Rosewood and Gilt Painted Lyre Chairs Including Two Armchairs, c.1810, England It is rare to find a set of six chairs with Lyre backs in their original rosewood grain paint and decoration. These chairs are early in the period, of small scale and are in fine original condition. Of note is that this set retains its original two armchairs, which make the set extremely desirable. In the world of caned furniture, this set is as good as it gets. Please note the bamboo carving on the legs and styles. |
| sw00573: Set of 6 Mahogany Classical Lyre Side Chairs, turn of the Century This style takes it cues from the great Phyfe lyre chairs produced in the early 1800’s in New York. The chairs are true to form and have magnificent carved lyre backsplats. The chairs are also defined with a carved paw foot which Phyfe used on his best examples. Also note that the stiles which run through to the sides of each seat are beautifully reeded. |
| sw00831: A Fine Set of Six Ebonized and Gilt Painted Classical Side Chairs with Saber Legs, Baltimore, c.1830 It is rare to find a single chair of this form in good condition and finding six in better than good, but even fine condition, is indeed a treasure. The seats are caned, for which we've had appropriate upholsters cushions fabricated. The ebonized paint is original, as is the gilding. The crests of these chairs are fully formed and the splat is in a Lyre form. The legs are additionally embellished with acanthus painting as well as the seat front and front stretcher. |
| sw01002: A Set of Seven Rosewood Grained Gilt Fancy Chairs, New York, c.1835, ex. John Ruggles This set of fancy chairs is finely developed throughout with beautiful gilt stenciling contrasting with strongly figured rosewood. The crest rail, seat rail, and anterior stretcher are embellished with foliate motifs and the lyre-form backsplat is likewise developed with an elaborate stenciled lyre above a support rail with further leafage. The tightly turned supports below the scroll-form arms add another level of detail and craftsmanship to the armchair of this superb set. |
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