Lot 225: Brethren’s Bench
$900.00
Lot 225: Brethren’s Bench
$900.00
Maple and cherry, dark varnish finish, early 19th c. frame, back and arms of a later period, two-slat/rail back slightly canted, curvilinear arms with three turned supports, turned leg, originally a roped frame, fitted with cushions, Mt. Lebanon, NY, similar example pictured The Shaker Legacy, p. 209, Simple Beauty, The Shakers of America, Hancock Shaker Village, The Andrews Collection, and “House and Garden Magazine”, March 1945, p. 6, 31 3/4″ h, 71″ l, 31 1/2″ d, (ex. Doug Towle collection, sold WHA 9/4/05, lot 185; ex. Kippy Stroud collection).
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
