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Rare Windsor Comb-Back Armchair

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Rare Windsor Comb-Back Armchair
Probably Massachusetts, possibly Connecticut, ca. 1785
Mixed woods: maple, hickory, and ash.
Over-all in excellent original condition, retaining an historic painted surface; black paint now oxidized with craquelure over red, over original slate gray.
Provenance: Peter Eaton Antiques; Thomas F. and Tess L. Schutte Collection; Fred Giampietro, New England Auctions.
This great, well-proportioned Windsor comb-back armchair has survived in a remarkable state of preservation. The delicate shaped crest rail above an eight spindle barrel-back is supported by a shaped rail with carved arms. The carved, shaped saddle seat is supported by bulbous turned, splayed legs joined by turned, medial stretchers.

Dimensions: 47 ½” h., 23 ¼” w., 22 ½” d., 18 ¼” h. (seat)

Item ID: F-SF-CH 292

Price: $17,500

More Information

Origin:	United States, Massachusetts
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Mixed woods: maple, hickory, and ash.
Condition:	Good. Over-all in excellent original condition, retaining an historic painted surface; black paint now oxidized with craquelure over red, over original slate gray.
Creation Date:	ca. 1785
Styles / Movements:	Americana, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	F-SF-CH 292
Incollect Reference #:	788035

Dimensions

W.	23.75 in;	H.	47.5 in;	Diam.	22.5 in;
W.	60.33 cm;	H.	120.65 cm;	Diam.	57.15 cm;

Seat H.	18.25 in;
Seat H.	46.36 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.