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Two important Federal lolling chairs, one labeled by L Churchill
$58,000List Price
About the Item
LEMUEL CHURCHILL
MAKES AND SELLS
Cabinet Furniture and Chairs,
OF THE NEWEST FASHIONS AND BEST OF WORK,
AT HIS
SHOP IN ROXBURY STREET
Near the [Gra]mmar School
Churchill, born December of 1775, was active as a cabinetmaker from 1797-1830 and advertised his Roxbury Street address beginning in 1805. Churchill worked as a cabinetmaker in Boston from 1805 to circa 1828. Boston directories list his shop first on Orange Street (1805), next on High Street (1820) and finally on Washington Street (1821-1827). Please See Paul J. Foley, 2002, Willard’s Patent Time Pieces; pages 199 229
The chair has a flared trapezoidal upholstered backs with rounded shoulders. Gently curving molded mahogany arms emerge from the backs and join the square tapered front legs at reverse scrolled arm supports. These front legs are carved with a bead molding which delicately accentuates the lines of the chair. The upholstered seat has a curved front rail and is supported on flaring rear legs.
Only two other lolling chairs bearing the label of Lemuel Churchill are known. This labeled example has the most complete label known. The armchairs feature the same overall design as the two other chairs labeled by Lemuel Churchill: one is illustrated in Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1966, figure no. 116 and another advertised by Leigh Keno American Antiques, in The Magazine Antiques, October 1991, page 472.
The chairs are offered as a pair but can be sold separately. Please contact us for individual prices
- Dimensions:Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1805
- Condition:The chair is in fine overall condition with typical flaws and minor repairs. Thin risers have been added on the labeled chair to the rear legs to compensate for lost height and the corner blocks are replaced. The upholstery is newly installed.
- Seller Location:Sharon, MA
- Reference Number:Seller: 80521stDibs: U100406890210
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