Monumental Chippendale Stop Fluted Serpentine Seat Easy Chair

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Monumental Chippendale Stop Fluted Serpentine Seat Easy Chair

About the Item

Monumental Chippendale Stop-Fluted Mahogany Easy Chair Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1770-1795 The arched crest flanked by ogival wings and cone-shaped outscroll arms, the serpentine seat with loose cushion, on marlborough stop-fluted legs, joined by box stretchers. Secondary woods: Chestnut, Oak, Hickory and Ash h. 48 in.; w. 40 1/2 in.; d. (at feet) 28 ? in. Provenance: Private, Roxbury, Connecticut Collection, circa 1980-1990 It has been thought that this chair was made for John Brown (1733-1785), although there is no evidence to support this. This chair would have been custom-made for a client. Alfred Donaldson, in his 1921, "History of the Adirondacks" has written that Brown was known to be of average height but weighed in at a portly 300 pounds. John Brown was the richest merchant in Providence, Rhode Island. Until 1771 he was he was in the business with his three brothers and with them was largely responsible for bringing Brown University to Providence. The Brown brothers, then John Brown himself after 1771, had extensive trade relations with Philadelphia, Boston, Newport and New York, and ordered furniture from Philadelphia and from John Goddard in Newport to furnish his houses. In 1786 he built the magnificent mansion in Provenance, now the headquarters of the Rhode island Historical Society. Literature: Similar examples featured in American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Volume V, Highland House Publishers, plate 4254, page 1274; in The American Chair: Three Centuries of Style, by Robert Bishop, plate 201, page 160; & in Master Craftsmen of Newport by Michael Moses, figure 1.42, plate 53

Dimensions:
Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 40.5 in (102.87 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Mahogany
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
18th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
c. 1770-1795
Condition:
Front upper right leg has a small triaganular patch just above fluting, frame retains opened cross braces.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U1207068889179