furniture: seating

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American Arm Chair from Massachusetts

Attributed to Ephraim Tinkam II of Plymouth c.1680(Chipstone)


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American Arm Chair from New London, Connecticut

c. 1700(Private Collection)


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American Cherry Arm Chair with Hickory Seat from Southeastern Virginia

c. 1640 - 1660(Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)


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American Cherry Arm Chair from Southeastern Virginia

c. 1680 - 1700(Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts)


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American Virginia Cherry, Hickory & Oak Arm Chair from Southeastern Virginia

c. 1680 - 1700(Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts)


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American Walnut Arm Chair from Coastal South Carolina

c. 1680 - 1730(Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)


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American Oak Arm Chair from Massachusetts

c. 1650 - 1700(Metropolitan Museum of Art)


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American Maple & Leather Armchair from Boston, Massachusetts

c. 1715 - 1740(Christies)


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American Maple & Leather Side Chair from Boston, Massachuetts



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American Maple & Leather Side Chair from New York



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American Black Painted Maple Cane Back Side Chair form New EnglandEarly 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from the Hudson Valley, New York

c. 1680 - 1700(Jeffrey Tillou Antiques)


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American Carved Bannister Back Side Chair from New England

Early 18th Century(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Massachusetts



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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Northeastern Coastal Massachusetts or Portsmouth, New Hampshire

c. 1715 - 1735(Metropolitan Museum of Art)


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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Massachusetts

c. 1715 - 1735(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Connecticut

Mid 18th Century(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Brown Paint from Stratford, Connecticut



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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Brown Paint from Stratford, Connecticut



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American Bannister Back Side Chair in Brown Paint from Milford, Connecticut

Attributed to Andrew Durand Mid 18th Century(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Side Chairs in Black Paint from Avon or Farmington, Connecticut



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American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Black Paint form New England

18th Century(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Black Paint form Winthrop, Massachusetts

c. 1730(Northeast Auctions)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chair with 19th Century Grain Paint from New England

c. 1730 - 1750(Jeffrey Tillou Antiques)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chair with 19th Century Grain Paint from Portsmouth, New Hampshire

c. 1740 - 1790(Antique Associates of West Townsend)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from New England



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American Bannister Back Arm & Side Chairs in Black Paint from New England



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American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from Connecticut

by Andrew Durand, Milford Mid 18th Century(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chairs in Black Paint from Connecticut

by Andrew Durand, Milford Mid 18th Century(Skinner)


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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New England



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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Norwich, Connecticut



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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Guilford or Wallingford, Connecticut

c. 1750 - 1770(Skinner)


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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Black Paint with Early Added Rockers from Stratford, Connecticut

c. 1750 - 1770(Skinner)


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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Black Paint with Early Added Rockers from Stratford, Connecticut

c. 1750 - 1770(Skinner)


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American Bannister - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from Guilford or Wallingford, Connecticut

c. 1750(Sothebys)


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American Bannister Back Side Chairs with Rush Seating in Black & Brown Paint from New England



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American Maple Bannister Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New England



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American Maple & Ashe Bannister - Back Side Chair from New England



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American Bannister - Back Side Chair, Probably from Massachusetts



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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Brown Paint from New England



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American Bannister Back Arm & Side Chairs from Chelmsford, Massachusetts

c. 1730(Private Collection)


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American Bannister Back Arm Chair, Probably from the Milford or Fairfield, Connecticut

c. 1710 - 1800(Private Collection)


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American Bannister Back Side Chairs in Black Paint from Boston or Plymouth, Massachusetts

c. Mid 18th Century(Linda Rosen Antiques)


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American Bannister Back Chair in Black Paint from Connecticut

c. 1750 - 1780(Charles Flint Antiques)


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American Maple Bannister - Back Side Chair, Likely from Pennsylvania



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American Bannister - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Pennsylvania

c. 1720(Pook & Pook)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair from New England

c. 1650 - 1700(Los Angeles County Museum of Art)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair from New Englandc. 1650 - 1700

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)


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American Maple Slat - Back Arm Chair from New Englandc. 1700

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair from New England2nd Half 18th Century

(Private Collection)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from New EnglandEarly 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from Eastern Massachusetts18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from Eastern Massachusetts18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from New HampshireLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair from the Delaware River Valleyc. 1740 - 1760

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Ladder - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Childs Arm Chair from Bergen County, New Jersey,Late 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Maple Slat - Back Arm Chair in Reddish Brown Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Maple & Ash Slat - Back Arm Chair from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New EnglandEarly 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from MassachusettsEarly 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New EnglandEarly 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair from Fairfield County, Connecticut18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair from Kingston, New YorkLate 18th Century

(Antique Associates of West Townsend)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair from Kingston, New YorkLate 18th Century



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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from Hudson River, New Yorkby W.W. Jacobs 1753



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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Bergen County, New JerseyLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Arm Chair in Black Paint from the Delaware River ValleyLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair from the Delaware River ValleyLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Red Paint from the Delaware River ValleyLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Red Paint (Varnish Stain) from the Delaware River ValleyLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Red Paint (Varnish Stain) from the Delaware River ValleyLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Green Paint from the Delaware River ValleyLate 18th Century

(Christies)


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American Slat - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from the Mid Atlantic StatesLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Yoke - Back Side Chair in Grain Paint from MassachusettsEarly 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Spanish Foot Yoke - Back Side Chair from New Englandc. 1740 - 1750

(Jeffrey Tillou Antiques)


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American Yoke - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New Englandc. 1730 - 1750

(Skinner)


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American Yoke - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New Englandc. 1730 - 1750



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American Yoke - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from Essex County, Massachusettsc. 1730 - 1750



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American Yoke - Back Side Chair in Black Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Bannister Back & Yoke - Back Side Chairs in Black Paint from ConnecticutAttributed to the Parmele Family of Guilford, Connecticut c. 1740 - 1770

(Skinner)


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American Yoke - Back Side Chairs in Spanish Brown Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Spanish Foot Maple Yoke - Back Side Chair from New Englandc. 1740 - 1760

(Skinner)


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American Yoke - Back Side Chairs from New Yorkc. 1730 - 1750

(Skinner)


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American Maple & Ash Yoke Back Side Chairs, Likely From Pennsylvania2nd Half 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Yoke - Back Arm Chair in Red Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Yoke - Back Arm Chair from New Haven County, Connecticut18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Carved Maple Side Chair, Probably from Bostonc. 1720 - 1740

(Skinner)


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American Mahogany Balloon Seat Yoke - Back Side Chair from Massachusettsc. 1750 - 1770



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Mahogany Yoke - Back Side Chairsc. 1740 - 1760



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American Walnut Yoke - Back Side Chair from Pennsylvaniac. 1740 - 1760



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American Cherry Yoke - Back Side Chair from New London County, Connecticutc. 1740 - 1760

(Christies Auction House


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American Walnut Yoke - Back Side Chair from the Delaware River1st Half 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Walnut Yoke - Back Side Chairs from Massachusettsc. 1740 - 1760

(Skinner)


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American Cherry Chippendale Transitional Side Chair, Likely from Connecticutc. 1775 - 1785



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Continental Upholstered Side ChairEarly 18th Century

(Skinner Auction)


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Walnut Wing Chairc. 1720

(Christies)


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American Upholstered Easy Chair from Boston, Massachusettsc. 1725 - 1735

(Christies)


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Mahogany Ball and Claw Chair Framec. 1760 - 1765

(Christies)


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American Upholstered Maple Easy Chair from Boston, Massachusettsc. 1740 - 1760

(Christies)


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American Upholstered Wingback Chair from Bostonby Thomas Hancock Mid 18th Century

(New England Historic Genealogical Society)


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American Upholstered Easy Chair from Newport, Rhode Island1758



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American Upholstered Easy Chair from Newport, Rhode Island1758



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American Sack - Back Winsor Arm Chair from Connecticutc. 1780 - 1790



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American Sack - Back Winsor Arm Chair in Brown Paint from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Sack - Back Winsor Arm Chair, Likely from Guilford, Connecticutc. 1780

(Skinner)


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American Sack - Back Winsor Arm Chair in Green Paint, Likely from Guilford, Connecticutc. 1770 - 1780

(Skinner)


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American Continuous Brace - Back Winsor Arm Chair in Black Paint from New Yorkc. 1785 - 1795



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American Bow - Back Winsor Arm Chair from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Bow & Brace - Back Winsor Side Chair in Brown Paint from New York Cityc. 1780

(Skinner)


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American Fan - Back Windsor Side Chair from Connecticutc. 1775 - 1785

(Peter Eaton Antiques)


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American Fan - Back Windsor Side Chair from MassachusettsDescended in the Pearson Family of Byfield c. 1770

(Elliot & Grace Snyder)


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American Fan - Back Winsor Arm Chair with Knuckle from Massachusetts or Rhode Islandc. 1780 - 1785

(Skinner)


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American Fan - Back Windsor Arm Chair in Black Paint from New Englandc. 1780 - 1790

(Skinner)


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American Fan - Back Windsor Arm Chair in Black Paint from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Fan - Back Winsor Side Chair in Red Paint from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Fan - Back Winsor Side Chair in Black Paint from Rhode IslandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Fan - Back Windsor Arm Chair in Black Paint from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Comb - Back Writing Chair in Black Paint from Lisbon, Connecticutby E.B. Tracy c. 1780 - 1800



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American Round - About Chair in Red Paint from Rhode Islandc. 1750



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American Round - About Chair with Spanish Foot in Black Paint from New Englandc. 1750



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American Round - About Chair in Black Paint, Probably MassachusettsLate 18th Century

(Skinner Auction House)


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American Round - About Chair in Black Paint, Possibly from New HampshireLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Round - About Chair in Black Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Hickory Round - About Chair with Comb in Black Paint from New Englandc. 1720



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American Hickory Round - About Chair with Comb in Black Paint from New Englandc. 1720



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Seat Cushion Made by Martha Washingtonc. 1765 - 1802

(Mount Vernon)


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American Slat - Back Childs Highchair in Red Paint from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Ladder Back Childs Highchair from Pennsylvaniac. 1770 - 1780



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American Ladder Back Childs Highchair from the Delaware ValleyLate 18th Century

(Brunk Auctions)


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Eight Panel High - Back Winged Settle in Mustard Paint18th Century



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American Pine Settle from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Pine Settle from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Pine Settle in a Red Wash from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Childs Pine Settle from New England18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Childs Pine Settle in Red Paint from New EnglandLate 18th Century

(Skinner)


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Woven Furniture Check Fabric from the Sample Book of Benjamin & John BowerManchester, England April 9, 1771



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John Hamilton Mortimer (1741-1779)Self-portrait, England c. 1760)

(Mallett, London & New York)


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John Hamilton Mortimer with Joseph Wilton and a StudentSelf-portrait, England c. 1760 - 1765

(Royal Academy of Arts)


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John Hamilton Mortimer with a StudentSelf-portrait, England c. 1760 - 1765

(Royal Academy of Arts)


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George Thompson, His Wife, and (?) Sister in Lawby John Hamilton Mortimer c. 1766 - 1768

(Tate)


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George Thompson, His Wife, and (?) Sister in Lawby John Hamilton Mortimer c. 1766 - 1768

(Tate)


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JANUARYby Robert Dighton 1784

(Winterthur)


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THE REFUSALby Robert Sayer after John Collett 1774

(The British Museum)


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THE REFUSALby Robert Sayer after John Collett 1774



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American Wool Embroidered Irish / Flame Stitch Seat Slip from Newport, Rhode Islandc. 1740

(Winterthur)


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American Wool Embroidered Irish / Flame Stitch Seat Slip from Newport, Rhode Islandc. 1740

(Winterthur)


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George II English Upholstered Sofac. 1765 - 1775



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The BIRD of PARADISE.by Carington Bowles c. 1781

(Lewis Walpole Library)


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Monkey on a Benchby George Edwards 1758(University of Wisconsin)


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St. PhilipEmbroidered by Prudence Punderson c. 1776 - 1780

(Connecticut Historical Society)


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Detail of Wood Bench - The Old Plantationby John Rose c. 1785 - 1795

(Colonial Williamsburg Foundation - Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum)


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American Cleated Wood Bench in Blue Paint form New EnglandEarly 19th Century but Typical 18th Century Form

(Skinner)


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Detail of an English Cleated Wooden Bench - A Camp Kitchen in Hyde Park 1780by Paul Sandby, 1780



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