Lot 790
An American Gothic Carved Walnut Library Armchair, c. 1850, attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks, New York, elaborate cathedral back, barley twist stiles, molded curved arms, conforming seat and legs, casters Exhibited: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1976. Illustrated: Sherrill, "Living with Antiques," The Magazine Antiques, (May 1976), p.1033; Lebow, "A Gothic Tale," House and Garden, May 1987, p.190; Howe and Warren, The Gothic Revival Style in America, p. 21 and cover (detail). Note: A nearly identical armchair is conserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and displayed in the Gothic Revival Library Period Room. Reference: Peck, et al. Period Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp255-256.
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