Classical Mahogany Sofa Frame

Description

Possibly Henry Hancock, Boston, Massachusetts, 1823-27, the carving attributed to Thomas Wightman.
Each arm facing with a scrolled crest above leaf carving, raised on turned partially reeded feet ending in brass caps.
Height 32 inches, depth 79 1/2 inches, depth 21 1/2 inches.

Provenance:
Clara Bertram Kimball Little, Salem, Massachusetts
Eleanor L. Aldrich, Camden, Maine
Bailey Aldrich, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Note: An examination report was provided to the Museum of Fine Arts by Robert Mussey and Clark Pearce, dated February 23, 2015. The possible attribution to Henry Hancock stems from that examination.

Condition

Unuphostered. Missing one brass cap, but present is a make-do spacer to make the legs even.

*Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.

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Classical Mahogany Sofa Frame

Lot 0161

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