Pair of carved Chippendale walnut side chairs
Pair of carved Chippendale walnut side chairs, Mid-Atlantic States, circa 1770.
H: 38 in. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Katharine May.
Condition Report: old, crackled varnished finish to both; both chairs with cracks/breaks at corner joints on seat frame, with various nail/screw/glue repairs evident; tenons to back of legs likely reattached/reinforced; replaced glue blocks to rear of one chair; all glue blocks are replaced on other chair; repaired break to leg/foot of one chair; various cracks associated with use, some near tenon joints and others to splats; knick to ear of one chair; some white scuffing to back of crest of one chair; repaired break to stile/crest joint of one chair (ask for photos for additional visual information)
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Pair of carved Chippendale walnut side chairs, Mid-Atlantic States, circa 1770.
H: 38 in. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Katharine May.
Condition Report: old, crackled varnished finish to both; both chairs with cracks/breaks at corner joints on seat frame, with various nail/screw/glue repairs evident; tenons to back of legs likely reattached/reinforced; replaced glue blocks to rear of one chair; all glue blocks are replaced on other chair; repaired break to leg/foot of one chair; various cracks associated with use, some near tenon joints and others to splats; knick to ear of one chair; some white scuffing to back of crest of one chair; repaired break to stile/crest joint of one chair (ask for photos for additional visual information)
