Rare and Possibly Unique Transitional Chippendale Balloon Seat Side Chair

Probably Massachusetts, ca. 1765-1775
Mahogany
Fine condition, minor patch above one knee. Other minor imperfections commensurate with age and use, otherwise all original.
Provenance: From a private Virginia collection, purchased from a New England dealer in the early 1980s.
This rare chair has the combination of an unusually carved and pierced Chippendale splat and carved crest rail above a balloon seat and block and turned stretches typically found in the Queen Anne period. This chair appears to be one of a set.

44 ½” h., 21 ½” w., 20 ½” d., 17″ seat height

Price: $6,500