1770 Rare Pair Tidewater Virginia Cherry Chippendale Side Chairs Williamsburg - $6,000 - (Ashby, MA)

1770 EXTREMELY Rare Pair Virginia Cherry Chippendale Side Chairs  See almost identical pair in Colonial Williamsburg collection from Galt family descent GEORGE WASHINGTON ERA 38 inches tall Original yellow pine seat frames Excellent condition     Important pair of Tidewater, VA Chippendale cherry side chairs, c. 1770, surviving in outstanding condition and retaining their original yellow pine slip-seat frames. Nearly identical to the example illustrated by Gusler, Furniture of Williamsburg and Eastern Virginia 1710-1790, p. 143, fig. 98 that descended in the Galt family of Williamsburg, and a pair in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection, illustrated ibid, p. 143, fig. 99. sold at auction 2012 $15,000

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