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A Good Set of Four Innovative American Spring Steel Chairs, late 19th Century the curved backs with steel straps over a round seat and wrought legs, height 37 in. E800-1200 Note: Parisian designer Francios Carre originally held the patent and made
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A Good Set of Four Innovative American Spring Steel Chairs, late 19th Century the curved backs with steel straps over a round seat and wrought legs, height 37 in. E800-1200 Note: Parisian designer Francios Carre originally held the patent and made this type of spring steel chair. The New York firm Lalance & Grosjean bought the patent in 1866. In 1892 the model appeared in Schlesinger, Weissener & Co.'s catalog 'Best Steel Furniture' as a 'Boulevard' chair. Reference: Israel, Antique Garden Ornament, Two Centuries of American Taste, pl. 4.47, p. 182 and Hanks, Innovative Furniture in America, 1800 to the Present, pp. 80-81 for similar examples.

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August 6, 2005 10:00 AM CDT
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