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William and Mary slat-back (ladder-back) armchair
Documentation that this chair was made before 1778

  • High-back side chair with 4 arched horizontal slats, graduated in width and mortised into plain cylindrical stiles
  • Stiles slightly tapered to top and ending in onion-shaped finials

William and Mary slat-back (ladder-back) armchair

  • Curved arm rest ending in handhold
  • Ball-and-ring turned arm support
  • Rectangular rush seat covering rails on all sides

William and Mary slat-back (ladder-back) armchair

  • Rectangular rush seat covering rails on all sides
  • Plain legs are continuations of rear stiles.
  • Paired stretchers on sides, single one in front and rear; front stretcher turned in ball-and-ring-and-vase pattern

William and Mary slat-back (ladder-back) armchair

  • Plain legs are continuations of rear stiles.
  • Paired stretchers on sides, single one in front and rear; front turned stretcher
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18th-century Windsor loop-back chair

18th-century Windsor loop-back chair

Saddle seat shallow and peaking in front

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C. 1910 William & Mary style Kittinger oak livery cupboard

C. 1910 William & Mary style Kittinger oak livery cupboard

C. 1910 William & Mary style Kittinger oak livery cupboard

C. 1910 William & Mary style Kittinger oak livery cupboard - molded door panel -

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Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

Rosette mounts with bail handle

Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

Rosette mounts with bail handle

Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

Molding (lower: gadrooning) between lower section and base

 

 

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Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase.
Molding beneath pedimented cornice

Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase

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Empire bookcase

Empire bookcase
Applied, carved engaged column: Ionic capital volutes

Empire bookcase
Applied, carved engaged columns flank bookcase sections (leaves, pineapple?)

Empire bookcase



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