Circa 1830-1835, this portable desk recently lived in Lancaster, PA. Portable desks like this appear in America as early as the seventeenth century with William Penn and other early European settlers.

This desk is paint decorated in dark red with gold detail. The top opens down to two side supports. Once open, an ample work surface lays in front of two storage drawers.

Good condition.

Dimensions: 13 ½" H x 18" W x 23" D.

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Retaining original paint, this chair by W. MacBride is an excellent example of the American Windsor chair form. Made in New York City c. 1785-1810, the arm supports and legs show superior drama and balance. The medial and lateral stretchers receive just as much attention as the other turnings. The seat has a nice depression behind the pommel for comfort. The crest rail is of oak, the spindles hickory, the arm supports and legs maple, and the seat pine.

The paint history shows a gray base, Windsor green, and older black paint.

Condition:Excellent.

Dimensions: OH 36", SH 18½", SW 17¼", SD 17"

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This chair by W. MacBride is an excellent example of the American Windsor form. Made in New York City c. 1785-1810, the arm supports and legs show superior drama and balance. The medial and lateral stretchers receive just as much attention as the other turnings. The seat has a nice depression behind the pommel for comfort. The crest rail is of oak, the spindles hickory, the arm supports and legs maple, and the seat pine.

The paint history shows a gray base, windsor green, red, older black paint, all subject to refinishing at a later date.

Condition:Excellent.

Dimensions: OH 36", SH 17 ¾", SW 17", SD 17"

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Grain painted blanket chest from Manheim (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania, c. 1835. A classic example of Pennsylvania painted furniture, the surface has a three-color decoration. The top and bottom trim and all four feet are painted black. The paint decoration is a two-step process. A yellow base has a red grain-painted treatment using the side of a hand. All joints are dovetail joined. The Sheraton-style turned feet attach to block and base board with mortise and tenon joints. The lock and key are original and intact. The top attaches to the chest with butt hinges, typical for the age.

Condition: Excellent. This piece is in remarkably pristine condition having spent its life in the best of care. Pure, original surface and structure. No repairs or conservation.

Dimensions: 43 ½ L x 24 ½ H x 21 ¾ W

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E.B. Tracy 18th century braced-back continuous-arm antique Windsor chair. Painted black over original green, the chair retains the Tracy stamp. Ebenezer Tracy (1744-1807) was one of the foremost producers of Connecticut Windsor chairs. The continuous-arm design originated in New York and found favor in New York and New England.

Characteristics of Tracy's chairs include depressed chestnut seat, middle stretcher, maple legs, spindles that bulge in the middle and English neck on the legs. Tracy avoided the traditional chamfer on the back of the seat as well as a rain gutter groove around the edge of the seat.

The condition is very good. The surface retains several layers of paint, including the original green. Some wear-through to bare wood.

Dimensions: 37" h. x 21" w x 23" d; seat height 17 1/2"

Made at the Tracy shop in Lisbon, CT. The Winterthur Estate holds a similar example in their main gallery.

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C. 1830, this is a very unusual example of a country antique tavern table. Tavern tables were simple tables found in pubs, taverns and inns. They were designed to seat two to four people in very tight seating conditions. They are painted or varnished. When painted, the top is often unpainted or scrubbed. This example is covered with paint.

Stylistically adhering to the Federal style still prevalent at the time, this craftsman employed an unusual construction technique: he connected the legs to the base with large 5" dovetails.

Most notably, the top retains its original red painted surface. Often, tops have long lost their original paint. A fine example of New England painted furniture, this table is in excellent structural condition with no loosening of legs or top. Original drawer pull.

Central Maine

Dimensions: 44" W x 29" H x 29" L

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