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Fourteen American Queen Anne Revival Dining Chairs

Offered by: Antiquario Villas and Cottages

Description
Circa 1875 Virginia bench-made walnut matched set of two armchairs and 12 side chairs; with shell carved knees, slippered front feet, wavy back splats, and distinctive flat serpentine cross-stretchers. Queen Anne manner American Centennial chairs commissioned by a Lynchburg, Virginia family with business interests and homes also in New York City and state. The drop-in balloon slip seats are covered in original hand-stitched non-identical floral crewelwork. The two armchairs are of the same back height and seat height, but 2" wider and 1" deeper than the 12 side chairs.

More Information

Origin:	United States, Virginia
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	benchmade walnut with handstitched crewel seats
Condition:	Good. structurally sturdy in original finish, white background of the crewel seats can be spot-cleaned
Creation Date:	c. 1875
Number of Pieces:	8+
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Queen Anne
Dealer Reference #:	1504 NKEE
Incollect Reference #:	379120

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	42 in;	D.	19 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	106.68 cm;	D.	48.26 cm;

Seat H.	20 in;
Seat H.	50.8 cm;

Message from Seller:

Period furniture and decoration spanning four centuries and three continents, galleried in a 1754 National Register of Historic Places house in Woodbury; Connecticut's long established "Antiques Capital”. Five decades of antiques collecting experience in a succession of Historic Register homes in Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; and a 1901 beaux arts building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Open Thursday through Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment.