Fine and Rare Pair of Federal Carved and Figured Mahogany ArmchairsAttributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (1759-1827)Boston, MassachusettsCirca 1805
Height 33 in. by Width 21 1/2 in. by Depth 20 in.; Seat Height 19 in.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact americana@sothebys.com LiteratureJoe Kindig Antiques advertisement, The Magazine Antiques.Catalogue noteThis sophisticated pair of armchairs closely relate in form and carved ornament to an armchair (and its mate in a private collection) attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771-1848), the Boston cabinetmaker, with carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (1759-1827). The armchair is illustrated in The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour by Robert D. Mussey Jr. (Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2003): no. 129, pp. 392-393. Other chairs made as part of the same or a similar set are illustrated in Elizabeth Bates and Jonathan Fairbanks, American Furniture 1620 to the Present (New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1981): p. 243. A set of ten others were sold at Northeast Auctions, August 6-8, 2004 and illustrated in Maine Antiques Digest, October 2004, 34-A.
With a design influenced by contemporary English Regency chairs, this pair of chairs employs decorative reading on the stiles, arms, arm supports, seat rails, and legs. As seen on the pair attributed to Seymour, their crest rail is strongly bowed, with rounded corners and bordered by applied double-beaded moldings on the face. The handholds of the arms are stub-ended and rounded. The carving is of the highest quality and same pattern as the carving on the armchair attributed to Thomas Wightman.
Fine and Rare Pair of Federal Carved and Figured Mahogany ArmchairsAttributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (1759-1827)Boston, MassachusettsCirca 1805
Height 33 in. by Width 21 1/2 in. by Depth 20 in.; Seat Height 19 in.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact americana@sothebys.com LiteratureJoe Kindig Antiques advertisement, The Magazine Antiques.Catalogue noteThis sophisticated pair of armchairs closely relate in form and carved ornament to an armchair (and its mate in a private collection) attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771-1848), the Boston cabinetmaker, with carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (1759-1827). The armchair is illustrated in The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour by Robert D. Mussey Jr. (Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2003): no. 129, pp. 392-393. Other chairs made as part of the same or a similar set are illustrated in Elizabeth Bates and Jonathan Fairbanks, American Furniture 1620 to the Present (New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1981): p. 243. A set of ten others were sold at Northeast Auctions, August 6-8, 2004 and illustrated in Maine Antiques Digest, October 2004, 34-A.
With a design influenced by contemporary English Regency chairs, this pair of chairs employs decorative reading on the stiles, arms, arm supports, seat rails, and legs. As seen on the pair attributed to Seymour, their crest rail is strongly bowed, with rounded corners and bordered by applied double-beaded moldings on the face. The handholds of the arms are stub-ended and rounded. The carving is of the highest quality and same pattern as the carving on the armchair attributed to Thomas Wightman.
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