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PROPERTY OF A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTOR (LOT 726)
The following lots were descended from George Widener (1861-1912), who perished in the Titanic with his older son Harry. Widener was heir to the fortune amassed by his father P. A. B. Widener, who assembled one of the most important Gilded Age collections of Old Master paintings and decorative arts in his palatial mansion, Lynnewood Hall, outside of Philadelphia. Over 2,000 pieces from his collection were donated to the National Gallery of Art in 1940. George's younger son, George D. Widener, was also a significant collector, and bequeathed numerous magnificent objects to the Philadelphia Museum of Art including the spectacular mahogany commode by Thomas Chippendale from Raynham Park, Norfolk (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. I, p. 289).
A PAIR OF GEORGE III FAUX-BAMBOO SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1800
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III FAUX-BAMBOO SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1800
Each with open lattice back, on turned legs (2)
CIRCA 1800
Each with open lattice back, on turned legs (2)
Provenance
George D. Widener and by descent.
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