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.
Antiquario Villas and Cottages
1023 Main Street South Woodbury, CT 06798 United States
203.263.2211
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.