Lot 219
A Louisiana Carved Cherrywood Campeche Rocking Chair, early 19th c., distinctive architectural half-round crest, continuous back and seat with leather upholstery and nailhead trim, serpentine arms and supports over curule rocker base, pegged and tenoned construction, height 42 1/8 in Provenance: Hayes Family, West Brattleboro, VT; Bancroft Family, Chesterfield, MA, beginning c. 1815; on loan to the Chesterfield Town Hall, 1912; acquired by the current owner. Note: Interestingly, the distinctive arched crest on the present lot is essentially a scale model of several documented Louisiana "melon" headboards. See Holden, Jack D., et. Al. Furnishing Louisiana; Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735 -1835. New Orleans: 2010. pp. 368-391. See also p. 359 for two similar campeche rockers, both discovered on the East Coast.
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