1828: Transitional Chippendale armchair circa 1760 Start Price USD 6,000.00 Current Price USD 3,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania See more about '1828: Transitional Chippendale armchair circa 1760' Description Current Lot Transitional Chippendale armchair circa 1760 With serpentine crest rail surmounting vasiform splat; trapezoidal slip seat, fitted as a stool chair, above scalloped drop apron on turned legs supported by a H-form strecher. H: 41 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: Mrs. Betty Anderson, Wenonah, New Jersey NOTE: This chair is associated with the Howell Family of Chester County, Philadelphia and Woodbury, New Jersey; they were prominent Quaker merchants, farmers and land owners. The chair may have been made for John Howell (1713-1765) who married Katherine Ladd (1710-1764) in 1733. It descended to their son John Ladd Howell (1738-1785) and Frances Paschall Howell (1740-1812), who married in Philadelphia in 1761. The moved to the family home 'Candor Hill' outside of Woodbury, NJ in 1780. Their son, Joshua Ladd Howell (1762-1818) served in the military from 1793 until his death, when he was Colonel of the Second Regiment, Gloucester Brigade, of the New Jersey Militia. Place a Bid!