Lot 837
A Pair of American Rococo Laminated Rosewood Parlor Chairs, mid-19th c., attributed to J & J.W Meeks, New York, in the pattern known as Stanton Hall, the floral carved cartouche flanked by reticulated and scrolling stiles, shield-form back, the bowed seat on cabriole legs ending in casters; one chair with out the padded arms, height 45in E8000-12000 Note: A parlor suite attributed to the J & J.W Meeks firm in an identical pattern is part of the original collection at Stanton Hall, Natchez, Mississippi Furniture and decorative arts in the Rococo Revival Style came into vogue in the lower Mississippi River Valley in the 1850s Patrons in the South were not only influenced by high style decoration in New York, but also partial to a mode that reflected the French culture persisting in the region from the 18th and early 19th c Reference: For more on the French style in the South see Jason Busch, 'The French Rococo Revival Along the Mississippi River', The Magazine Antiques, pp 83-93.
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