A Queen Anne Maple Rush Seat Side Chair

Pennsylvania, Circa 1740

Height 40 1/2 x width 21 x depth 16 inches.

In overall fine condition. Retains an even, refinished patina throughout. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. The rush seat is likely an early replacement. There is an old reglued crack on the proper right stile at the junction with the rear seat rail up to the junction with the horizontal stretcher beneath the splat. The chair wobbles slightly from front to back, likely due to shrinkage in the mortis and tenon joint of the side seat rails into the stiles. Visual evidence that the crest rail was previously cracked and reglued, though all parts appear to be original. The decorative seat rails are attached using modern hardware, though they do show age, they may be early replacements. While it creaks, it does support the weight of a 200lb person.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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A Queen Anne Maple Rush Seat Side Chair

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