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76 131138/13 Chippendale mahogany easy chair The straight crest enclosed by shaped sides, outscrolled arms, squared legs with molded corners joined by stretchers. H: 44 in. $800-1,200

77 131038/18 Federal cast brass American eagle and shield doorknocker 19th century With bail handle. L: 7 1/2 in. $250-350

78 139059/6 Queen Anne walnut tavern table virginia, late 18th century The rectangular removable top above two drawers on tapering legs ending in pad feet. H: 28 3/4 in. W: 48 in. D: 30 1/4 in. provenance: Jelly jar label inside right drawer inscribed, “Will R. Lair Georgetown, Kentucky.” $6,000-8,000

79 121304/2 Chippendale walnut dressing table mid-atlantic states, late 18th century The rectangular top with applied molded edge above case fitted with four beaded drawers, shaped and fretted apron, squared legs ending in Marlborough feet. H: 31 1/2 in. W: 35 1/2 in. D: 20 1/4 in. provenance: Collected in the early years of the 20th century by Dr. Everett P. Barnard, Class of 1900, University of Pennsylvania, a prominent Rittenhouse Square physician. note: Literature: William M. Hornor, Jr, Blue Book, Philadelphia Furniture (1935), pl. 283. $8,000-12,000

80 128071/6 Pair of mahogany Chippendale side chairs new england or new york, 18th/19th century Serpentine crestrails carved with leaves and fluting, a bell suspended from center, unusual pierced vasiform splats with lattice decoration, trapezoidal slip seats on square grooved and chamfered legs joined by “H” stretchers. H: 37 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000


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