A matching set of 4 Centennial country Chippendale side chairs, with serpentine crest, pierced splat, square legs with 1 edge chamfered, and having newer upholstered seats - finish slightly worn, several stretchers with animal chew marks otherwise good stable condition - late 19th century. Provenance: These chairs were handed down to consignor's wife from either the Stotesbury family of Philadelphia - builder and part owner of JP Morgan in the 19th/20th century, or the Minturn families of NY - the consignor's wife's great great uncle was Col. Robert Shaw (the film "Glory") and her great great grandmother was Susanna Shaw Minturn (1839 - 1926) who gifted the land to NY that became part of Central Park. The Minturn family also owned the clipper ship "The Flying Cloud" and were leading merchants in NY City in the 19th/20th centuries.