A Rare and Important Pair of Housatonic Valley side chairs inscribed “H.M. Swift”

Author: Nathan Liverant & Son
Published: Thu, Apr 9th, 2020

A Rare and Important Pair of Housatonic Valley side chairs inscribed “H.M. Swift”

A rare and important pair of Chippendale cherry side chairs from the Housatonic Valley, Connecticut, 1775 to 1800, featuring a shell and vine carved crest, pierced splat and ball and claw feet.

The chairs feature the period ink inscription on the seat frames, “H.M. Swift”, possibly related to the family of General Heman Swift (1733-1814) of Cornwall, Connecticut. With an additional early 20th century jelly label bearing the inscription, “Mrs. Prescott Lunt.”

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