A 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN "ARROW-BACK" ROCKING CHAIR. A 19th c...

A 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN "ARROW-BACK" ROCKING CHAIR. A 19th century American "arrow-back" painted wood rocking chair, open arm design, in the Windsor form. Possibly by Hudson-Brooks, a firm little known, established in Portland, Maine (Hudson listed as a chair painter and Brooks as a chair maker) In the "Independent Statesman and Maine Republican" for April 5 1823, the firm printed a notice of their "Dissolution of Copartnership" There is a similar example (Object Number: 1971.161 in the The Met museum, New York) Across front width of arms: 56cm Across front width of seat: 45cm Height: 97cm Approximation of depth: 80cm.

Estimate:£200

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