A Colonial Revival Chair

New to the shop is a Colonial Revival Chippendale-style chair.

I would date this piece to the first quarter of the 20th century although it could be earlier.  Colonial Revival furniture became popular in the 4th quarter of the 19th century and continues to be made today.  The quality of Colonial Revival pieces varies greatly from bench-made reproductions to early factory-made pieces to the crude mass produced Asian pieces available today.

This chair is of high quality, although not a reproduction of a specific piece.  It has a well done diamond-shaped splat based on New York designs of the 1750-1780 period.

The knees of the front legs are nicely carved and it has well articulated claw and ball feet.

The mahogany has great color and the piece has been waxed and includes a new Brunschwig & Fils silk damask seat cover.  This piece would be great used as a desk chair, in an entry hall or as a extra chair in a living room or library.

For more information about period American Chippendale chairs I suggest Albert Sack's "Fine Points of Furniture, Early American," colloquially known as "Good, Better, Best."  For more reading on Colonial Revival furniture I would refer to "Colonial Revival Furniture" by David P. Lindquist and Caroline C. Warren.