Lot 302
An Important American Rococo Walnut Library Chair, c. 1855, Charles H. White (Philadelphia, 1796-1876, active 1828-1855) bearing discovered stamp on top inside of proper right leg "C. W. and Co.", the padded crest above an exuberantly carved splat of entwined dolphins and scrolling foliage; continuous back with animal mask terminals, foliate carved cabriole legs, ending in paw feet. Note : The design for this library chair is well known, and a related carved walnut armchair conserved by the Carnegie Museum bearing a stenciled label for Charles White (Philadelphia, 1796-1876) is illustrated in Busch, et. al. Rococo, the Continuing Curve, p. 200, fig. 9 A chair nearly identical to this lot, also bearing a ""C.W..."" stamp, was sold at Neal Auction as lot 359 on July 12, 2008 Another example attributed to White was sold in these rooms as lot 135, June, June 27, 2009 The form seen here appears as the frontice piece drawing of a library chair in Edward Strahan's Mr. Vanderbilt's House and Collection. Boston: George Barrie. A photograph of William Vanderbilt sitting in the chair is illustrated in Howe, et. al. Herter Bros., Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age, p. 201 An example of this design was installed in the library of the c. 1860 Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania illustrated in Kenneth Ames, Magazine Antiques, ""George Henkels, Philadelphia Cabinet Maker"" Oct. 1973, p. 645, fig. 9 Henkles' large firm was at 172 Chestnut Street, blocks away from White's workshop at 250 Chestnut Street."
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