american-chippendale-mahogany-foot-stool
Lot 244
American Chippendale Mahogany Foot Stool
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1800, rectangular form with upholstered slip seat, shaped flush skirts, straight tapered legs with molded legs with inside chamfer.

15.5 x 19.5 x 16 in.

Private Collection, Eastern North Carolina

Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, lot 1425, June 23, 2018: From the DeSapri Collection, Granville, OH; Purchased at the Galt Family / Nelson-Galt House auction, Williamsburg, VA., September 30, 1978, lot 148; Estate of Mary Ware Galt Kirby, Williamsburg, VA.
Said to have been originally used in the Galt Tavern, Richmond, VA.

Later upholstery; one side with two patches where likely a hinged seat lid was attached; one leg with break and shrinkage crack at knee.