Side Chair, Possibly from the Workshop of Duncan Phyfe, ca. 1830

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Side Chair, ca. 1830, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, ash, 32 3/4 x 17 5/16 x 18 3/16 in. ( x 44 x cm), Furniture, Possibly from the Workshop of Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854), Duncan Phyfe & Sons (1837–1840, active New York), As craftsmen transitioned from the Early to the Late Grecian style (the latter is also referred to as the Grecian Plain Style), they began to incorporate more curvilinear shapes and new motifs. With a scrolled stay rail and an inverted lotus-shaped splat, this design is more abstract than the clearly delineated lyre-back chair attributed to Phyfe

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