American Furniture & Decorative Arts

16. Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781-1858)

Pair of Portraits of a New England Man and Woman, c. 1820.
Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 22 1/4, x 17 1/2 in., in matching period
gilt-gesso frames, the protective backings are mounted with the
original “Hastings & Davenport” printed paper Boston framer’s labels.
Condition: Relined, both with minor retouch and craquelure.

Provenance: Family descent from the original owners, sold at Christies,
New York, auction 7924, lot 109, June 22, 1994, with auction label
affixed to the back of the frame, then to the consignors.
$4,000-6,

17.

Red-painted Windsor High Chair, Windsor County, Vermont, c. 1820-

30, the cresting decorated with roses, old surface, (imperfections), ht.

35 1/2, seat ht. 22 in.

Provenance: A note attached to the bottom of the chair indicates that

it was purchased for Harriet Elizabeth Howe of Royalton, Vermont, in

1845, when it was likely repainted red.

$800-1,

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15, with detail

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