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Carved Mahogany Sheraton Side Chair, circa 1807

$12,500List Price

About the Item

Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854). New York, 1807-1810. The paneled scrolled crest rail with low relief carved sheaths of wheat bundled by a bowknot above double X-form stays each with central carved rosettes held between reeded stiles. The balloon form caned seat with reeded edge above turned and reeded legs with vase-form feet. Accession number 41.46 is painted on the bottom of the seat rail. This chair fits perfectly into a group of scroll-back chairs made by Duncan Phyfe and Charles-Honoré Lannuier in 1807. The rare double-X back stays are seen on an arm chair by Lannuier in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in an over upholstered side and arm chair made by Phyfe for the Bayard's, documented by a bill of sale, in the collection at Winterthur. The invoice indicates that this model was more expensive than chairs appearing on the same invoice with a single X back due to the additional charges for "Each extra cross banister" and "Each rose in the center of the cross." An identical chair with an upholstered seat is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exact crest rail carving of sheaves of wheat tied with a bowknot is also seen on the central panel of a Sheraton scroll-back sofa, probably by Phyfe, also at the Metropolitan Museum, which the author of the catalog Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York, Peter Kenny, describes as "... the best of its kind, and if indeed it was produced in the Phyfe workshop, then it is apparent that Phyfe had in his employ some of the finest specialty chair makers and carvers working in the United States at the time." This chair also exhibits the square rosettes at the juncture of the reeded stiles and stay rail that are seen in a curule-base chair attributed to Phyfe, believed to have been made for Thomas Cornell Pearsall about 1810. Lotus carving on the turning at the base of the stiles complete a chair design with every possible refinement and enhancement that such a chair could posses and, as such, must be considered a masterpiece of the form. Provenance: Walter Vogel Fine American Antiques, Rochester, New York, circa 1940. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY. Campbell-Whittlesey House Museum.

Attributed to:
Duncan Phyfe (Cabinetmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)
Style:
American Classical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Cane,Mahogany,Caning,Carved
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1800-1809
Date of Manufacture:
1807-1810
Condition:
Minor structural damages. Condition: Very Good, with old repairs at the top of the proper right stile and seat rail near the proper left front leg. A repair to the top of the proper right leg has been reinforced. The seat caning is new.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: S-S-12092411stDibs: LU135622413032

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