Lot 115
Donated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley)
New World, northern Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. 18th century CE. A dark wood child's chair with a trapezoidal seat, ball-turned legs, and an openwork splat with a simple, symmetrical motif. The top of the chair is squared off, giving it a blunt appearance. Size: 12.6" L x 13.6" W x 25" H (32 cm x 34.5 cm x 63.5 cm)
Northern Mexico during this period was relatively isolated from the rest of the Spanish Empire and had to be self-sufficient, especially when it came to furniture that would have been very expensive to transport from the large shops of Mexico City. Numerous carpentry shops, run by skilled carpinteros, sprang up in the region to supply settlers with beautiful chairs, cupboards, and other pieces of furniture like tables and chests. They worked with local junipers and ponderosa pines, types of wood that is likely to crack along the grain, and as a result toned down the more ornate elements of Baroque decoration of Spanish pieces.
Provenance: private D. C. collection, California, USA; D. C. is an Emmy Award winning Hollywood writer and Executive Producer, collected before 2000
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Condition:
Wear on surface, with light scratching and signs of use commensurate with age and handling. Dark patina on wood from touch. Chair is sturdy and structurally sound.Old losses to flat terminus. Minor surface scratches. Flute works beautifully.
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