Bidspirit auction | The John Brown Blue-Painted Sack-Back

The John Brown Blue-Painted Sack-Back Windsor Armchair - The John Brown Blue-Painted Sack-Back Windsor Armchair Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1785. Appears to retain original blue paint. Provenance: John Brown (1736-1803), Providence, Rhode Island; To his daughter, Sarah Brown Herreshoff (1773-1846); To her son Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809-1888); Thus by descent in the Herreshoff Family line. Norman Herreshoff (1903–1990), Bristol, Rhode Island Literature: Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs, (New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1996), pp. 248-50, fig. 6-16 (chair on right); Patricia E. Kane et al., Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650–1830, (New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 2016), pp. 116, 118, 127, fig. 4. Approximately two dozen related chairs survive. A nearly identical chair with I.Brown carved into the arm is in the collection of the Rhode Island Historical Society (acc. no. 1970.82.1 and RIF4339). Other related chairs are noted in the Rhode Island Furniture Archive (see RIF1268, RIF2098, RIF3974, RIF3975, RIF5440, RIF7160). 37 1/2 x 27 x 15 in. (95.3 x 68.6 x 38.1 cm.) Condition: Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to requisite a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot.  We also recommended asking for a shipping quote before bidding as well.  CASH, CASHIER CHECK, MONEY ORDER, AND WIRE TRANSFER ARE ONLY METHODS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED FOR JEWELRY, WATCHES, COINS, AND PRECIOUS METALS.