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Rare and Possibly Unique Transitional Chippendale Balloon Seat Side Chair

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Rare and Possibly Unique Transitional Chippendale Balloon Seat Side Chair
Probably Massachusetts, ca. 1765-1775
Mahogany
Fine condition, minor patch above one knee. Other minor imperfections commensurate with age and use, otherwise all original.
Provenance: From a private Virginia collection, purchased from a New England dealer in the early 1980s.
This rare chair has the combination of an unusually carved and pierced Chippendale splat and carved crest rail above a balloon seat and block and turned stretches typically found in the Queen Anne period. This chair appears to be one of a set.

44 ½” h., 21 ½” w., 20 ½” d., 17″ seat height

Price: $6,500

Item ID: F-SF-CH 081

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Incollect Reference #:	852993

Dimensions

W.	21.5 in;	H.	44.5 in;	D.	20.5 in;
W.	54.61 cm;	H.	113.03 cm;	D.	52.07 cm;

Seat H.	17 in;
Seat H.	43.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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