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Live Auction

Americana

Sat, Aug 4, 2018 11:00AM EDT
Lot 50

Pair of Classical Painted and Caned Side Chairs, Attributed to Thomas S. Renshaw and John Barnhart, Baltimore

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

34 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 16 in.

Note: For a similar pair see Sotheby's, New York,The Andy Warhol Collection, April 29-30 1988, lot 3205. Details of the chairs are related to those on a settee signed Renshaw and Barnhart in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art and illustrated in Baltimore Painted Furniture, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 1972, fig. 20.

Condition

Both structurally sound. One with saggy caning with a few holes. Both with minor chips throughout, with painted surface largely intact. Unusual form. Charming model.