The John Brown Turned Walnut CandlestandRhode Island, 18th C.
Together with another candlestand, New England, 18th/19th C. and two Two Chippendale Rush Seat Side Chairs, New England, 18th C.
Provenance: Walnut Candlestand, Provenance: John Brown (1736-1803), Providence, Rhode Island;
To his daughter, Sarah Brown Herreshoff (1773-1846);
To her son Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809-1888);
Thus by descent in the Herreshoff Family line.
Literature: Wendy Ann Cooper, “The Furniture and Furnishings of John Brown, Merchant of
Providence, 1736-1803,†University of Delaware, Master’s Thesis, 1971, pp. 61 and 62,
fig. 29.
Chairs appx 38 in. (96.5 cm.), Larger table 27 x 15 in. (68.6 x 38.1 cm.)
Condition
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