A FEDERAL CARVED BIRCH LOLLING CHAIR

细节

A FEDERAL CARVED BIRCH LOLLING CHAIR
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1780-1790

Having serpentine shaped crest, rectangular stiles, superbly molded serpentine shaped arms with raised reeded borders and rosette in circle motif and subtly scooped elbow rests, molded arm supports, square tapered molded front legs, rectangular stretchers, rectangular shaped rear legs--43½in. high, 25½in. wide

来源

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Taradash
Israel Sack Inc., New York, September 12, 1986

拍品专文

This lolling chair is one of the three know examples with unusual carved rosette medallion and triple molding along the outer edge of the arm. This chair is the only one of the three to retain the full height of the legs. See Sack American Furniture from Israel Sack Collection IV (1974), p. 884, P3557 and Kane, 300 Years of Seating Furniture (Boston, 1976), no. 209