Lot 594: Hepplewhite Side Chair Having Shield Back, carved supports, circa 1800, Mabel Brady Garvan Collection, “ER [conjoined script]” in ink, inside the proper right seat rail, height 37 3/4 inches, seat height 18 inches. Provenance: Smith Collection. Charles Woolsey Lyon (1872–1945), Albany, New York and later New York; sold to Francis P. Garvan, New York, before 1930; by gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1930.
Description:
Hepplewhite Side Chair Having Shield Back, carved supports, circa 1800, Mabel Brady Garvan Collection, “ER [conjoined script]” in ink, inside the proper right seat rail, height 37 3/4 inches, seat height 18 inches. Provenance: Smith Collection. Charles Woolsey Lyon (1872–1945), Albany, New York and later New York; sold to Francis P. Garvan, New York, before 1930; by gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1930.
Starting Bid: $125
Estimate: $250- $450
Auction Date: April 30, 2022