A pair of Chippendale carved walnut side chairs One bearing partial printed label for Benjamin Randolph (1737-1792), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1770

Shaped crest and ears over carved and pierced splat, cabriole legs on ball-and-claw feet, upholstered slip seats, one chair bearing partial printed Benjamin Randolph label to interior rear seat rail.

(H: 38 1/4 in. W: 23 in. D: 18 in.)

Condition report:

some notable repairs to all stiles, midway, and evidence of old pins to front side rails, possibly evidence that this pair may have been armchairs originally; some repairs evident to crest/stile attachment to one chair; some repairs noted to seat frames of both, including likely later corner blocks to front (evidence of later nail reinforcements to blocks), replaced corner blocks to back; one splat with some repaired splits; repaired shoe to bottom of one splat, where it split