ITEM SW00831:A Fine Set of Six Ebonized and Gilt Painted Classical Side Chairs with Saber Legs, Baltimore, c.1830, deaccessioned from the Baltimore Museum of Art

It is rare to find a single chair of this form in good condition and finding six in better than good, but even fine condition, is indeed a treasure. The seats are caned, for which we've had appropriate upholsters cushions fabricated. The ebonized paint is original, as is the gilding. The crests of these chairs are fully formed and the splat is in a Lyre form. The legs are additionally embellished with acanthus painting as well as the seat front and front stretcher.

We are very proud to offer these chairs, as Baltimore painted furniture at the time was the best produced in America, and this set is indeed a rare survivor.

These chairs, which were sold by the Baltimore Museum of Art, were originally part of a set of tweleve including 10 side chairs and 2 armchairs. We have letters from the museum's former Curator and a current Registrar confirming this provenance. The armchair is pictured and the entire set is described in Baltimore Painted Furniture 1800-1840. (Click here to see the listing.)

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Height: 34 in. Seat Height: 16 in. Width: 17 3/4 in. Depth: 17 in.