Lot 513
An American Rococo Carved Mahogany Bergere, c. 1861, attributed to George Henkels, Philadelphia, arched padded barrel back, arms with lion masque terms, molded seat rail centered by flowers, turned bulbous legs, casters Note: A chair identical to that presented here is illustrated in Samuel Sloan's Homestead Architecture fig.198, p.347. Sloan credits the drawing as "a part of the stock of celebrated furniture establishment of Geo. J. Henkels" Reference: Ames, Kenneth. "George Henkels, Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Cabinetmaker", The Magazine Antiques (October 1973) pp.641-650, fig 4
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