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Rare Queen Anne Carved Walnut Easy ChairPhiladelphiaCirca 1755
Height 47 1/2 in. by Width 38 in. by Depth 28 3/4 in.Condition reportThe upholstery has been partially removed from the back and there are no apparent restorations or alterations. Feet are fitted with metal slides. The interior proper left back leg with accession number m2006.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceJoseph Kindig Antiques, York, Pennsylvania;Helen Janssen Wetzel, Tulpehocken Farm, Spring Township, Pennsylvania;Sotheby Parke Bernet, Tulpehocken Farm, Spring Township, Pennsylvania, Property from the Collection of the Late Helen Janssen Wetzel: Including Important American Furniture and Related Decorative Arts, vol. 2, September 30-October 1, 1980, sale H-3, lot 2126Catalogue noteThe dramatic curvilinear design of this easy chair is accentuated by its double-out-scrolling arms, bowed seat rail, and rear legs with a pronounced rake. It represents an exceedingly rare early Queen Anne style example of its form from Philadelphia. The trifid feet indicate it was likely made prior to 1750.
This easy chair was in the collection of Helen Janssen Wetzel and among the furnishings of Tulpehocken Farm, her family home in Spring Township, Pennsylvania (now the Penn State Berks campus.) She was the daughter of Henry K. Janssen, the co-founder of Wyomissing Industries, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Smith College with a degree in Botany, Helen was a collector of American, English and Continental furniture and decorative arts that furnished the family homes in Wyomissing and Spring Township. She purchased this chair from Joe Kindig Antiques. In 1980, it was among the furnishing sold after her death sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet's onsite auction at Tulpehocken Farm.
A related early Queen Anne easy chair with shell-carved knees and trifid feet was sold at Christie’s, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Zaitz, January 22, 2016, lot 165. That chair was formerly in the collection of May and Howard Joynt of Alexandria, Virginia.