IMPORTANT PENNSYLVANIA CHIPPENDALE WALNUT SIDE CHAIR,circa 1780. Serpentine crest centering outscrolled ears and surmounting strong vasiform splat above fitted needlepoint slip seat and through-mortised rails; plain straight leg base joined by perimeter stretchers - 36 1/4 in. x 20 1/2 in. x 17 3/4 in. Estimate $500-1,000
Provenance: The Hon. Breckinridge Long (sale, Wm. D. Morley, Inc., Philadelphia, September 29-October 7, 1959 Lot 1301) Acquired by Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin Lillard