Bold Bannisterback Armchair

 

A bold and unusual 18th c. bannister back armchair with cut-out heart in dome-shaped crest, acorn finials,”sausage” turned stretchers, and complex molded bannisters; in fine old, painted surface.
Prob. coastal Connecticut or New York / Long Island; c. 1760.
Maple and ash; 44 1/2” h., 17” sh.
No repairs or restoration.