Sale 6520
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$500 – $800
Provenance:
Estate of Gwynne Garbisch McDevitt (1931-2022).
McDevitt was the daughter of Colonel Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
lot 15: stable and sturdy; with considerable old wormhole / insect damage throughout commensurate with age; repaired breaks at both crest-rail / stile attachments, with some replaced wood segments / supports; repaired breaks at arm-rest terminals where they meet stiles, with re-pinning noted; visible scuffing to each knee and minor scuffing to feet; bearing old John E. Winters upholstery label to underside of slip seat, inscribed, “Mrs. Frank B. Rhodes/ Goshen Road/ Newtown Square, Penna”; slip seat appears to be period
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Andrew Taggart
Associate Vice President, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts