American Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Black-painted, Turned, and Upholstered Make-Do

Armchair on Rockers, New England, 18th century, old

surface, ht. 43, seat ht. 18 in.

$800-1,200

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Turned Black-painted Side Chair, Connecticut, mid-

18th century, with pierced “heart-and-crown” crest joining

vase- and ring-turned stiles, above vasiform splat, rush

seat, and turned double front stretchers, old black paint,

(imperfections), ht. 43 3/4, seat ht. 17 1/2 in.

$400-600

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Child’s Brown-painted Poplar Blanket Chest over

Drawer, probably Connecticut, early 18th century, with

double-arch molded case, single drawer, on cutout

ends and valanced skirt, old wooden pulls, old surface,

(imperfections), ht. 24 3/4, wd. 27, dp. 12 1/2 in.

$1,500-2,500

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Paint-decorated Bamboo-turned Windsor High Chair,

New England, early 19th century, on splayed legs, painted

to resemble exotic wood with mustard striping, ht. 35, seat

ht. 22 in.

$400-600

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