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Set of eight custom Chippendale style dining chairs by H. Sacks & Sons (Marlboro Manor), including two arm chairs and six side chairs.

These dining chairs have a back splat design that was popular in New England and has been frequently reproduced but seldom so well. The carving on this set is absolutely as good as it gets with C-scrolls, leafage and raised (or moulded edges) to all the fret work. The arm chairs have gracefully curved and shaped supports and arms terminating in beautifully carved out-turned knuckles.

Period chairs with this design are known both with straight and cabriole style legs. The legs on this set are of the straight variety. They are moulded and are cross-braced. The overupholstered saddle seats are white leather with brass nail head trim. Although the upholstery is in usable condition, these chairs would benefit from being reupholstered.

Rare set of ten (two arm, eight side) Schmieg & Kotzian dining room chairs in the Chippendale style. The beautifully carved top rail is decorated with C-scrolls and carved leafage on the "ears." The serpentine, shaped arms terminate in out-turned knuckles on the host/hostess chairs. The pierced and scrolled back is carved and moulded. The straight, moulded legs are cross-braced. These chairs are masterpieces in form and achieve by proportion and restrained decoration a sense of elegance that will enhance any dining room. Despite the light and airy appearance, these chairs are solid and very substantial -- exactly what one would expect from NYC's (and arguably America's) premier furniture maker!
The upholstery on some of these chairs have staining and the chairs would benefit from being reupholstered.

Set of six (two arm, four side) Schmieg & Kotzian ribbon back (or "ribband back") dining room chairs with cabriole legs and ball-and-claw feet. Schmieg & Kotzian was NYC's finest custom furniture maker and this is the finest chair that Schmieg & Kotzian ever reproduced. The chair is an absolutely faithful, line-for-line reproduction of a rare, documented circa 1755 chair that was actually designed and made by Thomas Chippendale and was located at Nostell Priory in England. The chairs feature elaborately pierced back splats with exquisitely carved C-scolls, acanthus leafage, interlaced ribbons (tied in a bow knot), and a drapery tassel. The serpentine, shaped arms terminate in out-turned, scrolled knuckles on the host/hostess chairs. The cabriole legs have beautifully carved acanthus leafage on the knees and terminate in well executed ball-and-claw feet. These chairs are very dramatic and impressive in person. Exceptional original condition and finish. Only the original upholstery hints that these chairs are between 50-75 years in age. The upholstery is perfectly serviceable but the chairs would benefit from being recovered in period-appropriate fabric.

Special thanks to Towne Antiques for sharing with us a photo from a rare Schmieg & Kotzian catalog showing this magnificent chair!

Set of eight (two arm, six side**) shield-back dining room chairs by Old Colony Furniture Co. in the Hepplewhite or Federal-style. Derived from designs which appeared in George Hepplewhite's Guide, these outstanding chairs by Old Colony Furniture Co. feature superbly carved and molded shields and back splats carved with sheaths of wheat, acanthus leafage and three inlaid satinwood sunbursts. Unlike the majority of reproductions, the shields of these chairs are not flat. Instead, as with truly fine antique examples, the shields have a complex double curve. When viewed from above, the shields and splats can be seen to be slightly concave from side to side and slightly convex from top-to-bottom. Very few manufacturers were capable of reproducing this kind of authentic detail. The curves of the shield and splat ensure exceptional comfort to the sitter as does the generously proportioned seats with their decorative serpentine front and side rails. The side chairs also feature outswept front legs -- an authentic period design feature which period chairmakers offered as an expensive option. The chairs were recently reupholstered in a lovely robin's-egg blue Ultrasuede with brass nail head trim. While the arm chairs differ slightly in design from the side chairs, the catalog photo clearly shows that Old Colony Furniture Co. offered these chairs as a set.

**UPDATE 7-12-2008. We originally offered this a set of seven chairs (two arms, five side) but were able to obtain a sixth side chair (not pictured) of the exact same model which we can have upholstered to match the chairs shown.

Philadelphia rococo wing chair or "easy chair" signed by Baltimore's finest, Potthast Brothers! This Potthast Bros. wing chair is a faithful reproduction of what is probably the most famous wing chair in America. The original was made circa 1765-1775 by Benjamin Randolph and was illustrated by Wallace Nutting in his 1928 book, Furniture Treasury (plate number 2064). At the time the chair was owned by pioneer collector,
Howard Reifsnyder.

When Reifsnyder died in 1929, this chair went to auction and was acquired on behalf of the Phildelphia Museum of Art, where it can currently be seen by clicking on this link.

Potthast Brothers made very few of these; in fact this only the second we have seen. The carving on this chair is absolutely exceptional -- just as one would expect from Potthast. The chair features hairy paw feet (both front and back!) and graceful front cabriole legs and strongly canted rear legs. The apron is carved all the way around with leafage and c-scrolls and a background diamond pattern. On the center of the front apron is the carved face of a man (see detail photo). No one is sure whom the face is intended to represent, however one theory is that the face is that of Benjamin Franklin. The arms also are fully carved and terminate in wonderful scrolled knuckles.

This is a large and sturdy chair which makes a statement. It stand 44 inches tall by 32 inches wide (outside of arm to outside of arm) and the seat is a generous 21 inches deep and the seat height is 17 inches.

Pair of custom mahogany Chippendale-style upholstered arm chairs by Old Colony Furniture Co. The blue silk damask upholstery on these chairs is in perfect condition as is the nail head trim. The undulating bottom of the front seat rail on these chairs compliments the curves of the backs which have rare peaked camel-backs.

Set of six custom mahogany Samuel McIntire-style dining chairs by Old Colony Furniture Co. These chairs were made in very limited quantities by Old Colony between 1933 and 1939 and were one of their most expensive chairs due to the extensive amount of hand carving.

Samuel McIntire lived in Salem, Massachusetts and carved some of the most magnificent furniture of the Federal period. The original McIntire chairs that Old Colony copied are currently on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where one can be seen by clicking on this link.

The shield back form is typical of the Hepplewhite style. The pointed shields and incurved rear legs of these examples are typical of Salem workmanship. The three central splats within the shield are carved with urns and rosettes on star-punched ground and feature bell flowers carved in relief. The quadrant at the base of the shield is carved with beading and lotus leaf on star-punched ground. The square tapered front legs are carved with bell flowers in relief.

This set is tremendous original condition. The carving is crisp and the color and finish excellent. All chairs are extremely sturdy with no looseness in the joints. The upholstery is in excellent condition.

We know of no other manufacturer to have attempted to reproduce this great example by Samuel McIntire. A collector's dream!