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Jul 22, 2025
QUEEN ANNE PAINTED AND CARVED MAPLE SPANISH FOOT ARMCHAIR
New England, Circa 1730-1750
Showing early black paint with olive green accents, with very minor imperfections. Deeply carved crest rail with C-scrolls. Back with spooned vasiform splat and molded spooned stiles. Old rush seat. Block and turned legs terminate in deeply carved Spanish feet. A beautiful example, believed to be in its original condition.
Back height 41.5". Seat height 15.5".
Provenance:
Descended through the family of Edmund Page (1709-1879), its first owner. Page was a founder of Atkinson, New Hampshire, in 1727; at the time Atkinson was part of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The Page farm still stands in Atkinson.
The Collection of Martha Hamilton.
Replaced rush seat. Chair is moderately loose at the joints. Tack holes from an old seat frame. Age split to back left side leg at the stretcher. Old finish but not original. Repair at back of right arm where it joins the support.
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