Rare Painted Windsor Settee

antique Philadelphia Windsor settee antique Philadelphia Windsor settee antique Philadelphia Windsor settee

antique Philadelphia Windsor settee



Philadelphia

c. 1780-1800

Oak, hickory, poplar and maple with original grain-painted finish on a salmon ground and walnut arms

Ht. 38 3/8”, Seat Ht. 17 1/8”, W. 69 5/8”, D. 23 3/8”

Provenance: ex-collection Claude & Alvan Bisnoff

Literature: Santore, The Windsor Style in America, vol. II, p. 198, fig. no. 213. For a related example, see Kirtley, American Furniture, 1650-1840, p. 135, no. 107.

 |