Queen Anne Walnut Wing Chair, Philadelphia, c. 1730, the flattened arch crest above shaped wings and outward-scrolling arms, on compass seat joining cabriole front legs ending in pointed pad feet, and raked rear legs, ht. 47 in.
Provenance: The Devan family, Philadelphia; Israel Sack, Inc., New York; A private Westchester collection; Leigh Keno American Antiques.
Literature: Israel Sack,
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Highland House Publishers, 1989, p. 2475.
Note: According to a statement provided to the consignor, this chair relates directly to a nearly identical wing chair sold at Horst Auctions in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, January 29, 2000. Another related example is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and pictured in Hecksher,
American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985, no. 77, pp. 129-30. Yet another is illustrated in Downs,
American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, New York, 1952, no. 75. Related Philadelphia wing chairs have also appeared in advertisements in
Antiques magazine and at major auctions over the years.
Condition
Condition: patches to two knee returns.
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