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Two Bentwood Child's Rocking Armchairs, Including Gardner and Company
Item Details
Type | Rocking Chair |
Materials | Walnut, Plywood, Ebonized wood |
Manufacturer | Gardner and Company |
Marks | The verso of the bent-plywood chair back is stamped “GARDNER’S PATENT…1872”. |
Period | Antique, Late 19th/ Early 20th Century |
Additional Information | The lot includes a child’s ebonized bentwood rocking chair in the style of Michael Thonet as well as a walnut example by Gardner and Company with a perforated and bent-plywood back and seat. |
Condition
- overall with various scratches, marks, nicks/chips, and abrasions consistent with age and use; scattered finish/paint wear; walnut rocking chair with chips/small losses and glue repairs to bentwood seat; ebonized example has later upholstery with stains and a tear on the underside; same chair with a repair to back of right arm and where right stile meets back right leg.
Dimensions
14.75" W x 25.0" H x 25.5" D
- measured ebonized rocking chair.
Item #
ITMG604702