"A Queen Anne Needlework Upholstered Walnut and Beechwood Stool early 18th century

Carved and turned legs connected by H-form stretcher, with floral petit point upholstered seat.

(H: 16, W: 16, L: 21 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Christie’s, New York, The Prescott Collection, January 31, 1981, lot 233.
Doyle New York, The Noel & Harriette Levine Collection, January 17, 2018, lot 294.
Property from a private New York collection.

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stable and sturdy; nice patina to wood surface commensurate with age and waxing over time; some minor wormholes, mostly to interior of frame; new corner blocks installed for stabilization; one foot with probable repaired break to ball; another foot likely with replaced ball; some minor loss to bottom of feet commensurate with age; center stretcher reinforced with glue to joints, and possibly later or partially with later elements; upholstery presents very nicely, and is later, although comprising old petit point needlework to top section; petit point with some very minor occasional loss to threads, and apparently with a few candle wax drips; dust cover to underside removed for examination of understructure