A Fine Queen Anne Shell-Carved Walnut Stretcher-Base Claw-and-Ball Foot Compass-Seat Side Chair

A Fine Queen Anne Shell-Carved Walnut Stretcher-Base Claw-and-Ball Foot Compass-Seat Side Chair

Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1750

the seat rail and original slip seat marked XII, appears to retain a rich, historic surface, the slip seat frame is cracked on the proper left side.
Height 38 1/4 inches.
Seat height 16 1/4 inches.

Note:
A near identical example, perhaps of the same set, was sold at Sotheby's New York, January 17, 2019, Important Americana, sale N10005, lot 1553. Another near identical is illustrated in Wallace Nutting's Furniture Treasury, item 2136 and listed with Israel Sack provenance.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.
American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts In overall fine condition. Retaining a rich, historic surface throughout and what appears to be the original slip seat. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Some of the joints to the stretchers are loose, and some of the dowel pegs are protruding causing the chair to have a slight wobble. Few small age cracks visible. The proper rear right side return is cracked with a 1" x 1" loss. There is an old age crack to the crest rail on the proper right side at the junction with the stile. There is an old repair to the proper left seat rail at the junction with the leg post. The proper left side of the slip seat is cracked at the junction with the front and rear rails. Few small specks of old white paint to the back, likely due to someone painting a wall near the chair.