AMER WINTER 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
FINE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL WALNUT ARMCHAIR ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN JELLIFF TOGETHER WITH A WALNUT FOOTSTOOL.3rd quarter 19th century, New York. The elaborate carved crest centering an Elizabethan bust within molded roundel continuing to foliate carved ears with pendant urn on in-curved supports volutes centering an over-upholstered tufted back joined to down sloping arms on carved supports of classical Egyptian female busts centering the trapezoidal upholstered seat, the frontal crestrail bowed with burl panel inserts centering a rosette raised on dish-and ring-turned cylindrical frontal legs raised on casters. All upholstered in a cream and gold floral silk fabric. The accompanying square footstool, similarly covered, the burl frieze with central rosette and pendant finial flanked by angular supports on block disk and ring-turned cylindrical legs raised on brass casters. SIZE: Armchair: 42" h x 28" w. 14" seat h. Footstool: 14-1/2" h x 17" square. PROVENANCE: Southampton Antiques to the current owner. CONDITION: Armchair with original surface and dark patina. Old stress cracks in crestrail at juncture of stile now professionally stabilized. Frame is tight and in good order. Footstool retains original surface, clean break on one support with loss to strut at juncture to leg. A second support strut with clean break. Three pendant finials absent. 49710-11 HMG (500-600)