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Important 17th Century Carver Armchair Medfield MA

$45,000
£34,014.42
€39,088.62
CA$62,662.22
A$69,709.16
CHF 36,542.41
MX$851,828.86
NOK 465,322.04
SEK 438,036.32
DKK 291,781.71
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About the Item

Rare and important 17th century Carver Chair. Removed from the Medfield MA house in the 1982 and sold privately, this chair has been in the same private collection until now. The Benjamin Clark trestle table now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston was removed from the same house. This chair has its original paint history with rockers added some time in the 18th century.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)Seat Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)
  • Style:
    American Colonial (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Paint,Wood,Joinery
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1660
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Provenance: Private collection 1982 to present, Descended in the Wight and Clark families of Medfield to Amos Clark Kingsbury to his wife Blanche Kingsbury(d.1987) c1660 to 1982.
  • Seller Location:
    Woodbury, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10234243879322

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