A SET OF EIGHT FEDERAL MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, PHILADELPHIA,...

Hammer

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A SET OF EIGHT FEDERAL MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, PHILADELPHIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY comprising two open armchairs and six single chairs, each with plain frieze top rail above a pierced splat flanked by reeded downturn armrests above fleur-de-lis crimson upholstered seat on tapering ring turned legs, with journeyman stamp 'I.P.'. 97cm high, 49.5cm wide, 52.5cm deep Provenance: Dawesfield House, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Lots 92 - 175 form part of the original contents of Dawesfield, Lewis Lane, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - an iconic American farmhouse built by Abraham Dawes and by descent through generations of the female line. It served as the Revolutionary Headquarters of General George Washington from 20th October until 2nd November, 1777.