SEVEN-PIECE AMERICAN HEYWOOD BROS. & WAKEFIELD RAW WICKER AND RATTAN PATIO SUITE,Wakefield, Massachusetts, late 19th/ early 20th century. Bearing paper label. Comprising settee, two chairs, two rocking chairs, etagère and side table - 63 1/2 in. x 30 in. x 15 1/2 in., largest. Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co. was the largest producer of rattan furniture at the turn of the 20th century and was known for hand-woven curvilinear designs. Initially, Aesthetic Movement patterns were in vogue, later giving way to more subdued patterns
