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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 1884239, member: 6444&quot;]Here&#039;s an American banister-back armchair from the early 1700&#039;s similar in style: <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/147" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/147" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/147</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Strangely, period 1700&#039;s examples found in New England are not as unusual as one might think and I see them fairly often. One of the earliest American chairs you can find that is affordable. But not very comfortable, certainly not comfortable compared to a good old Windsor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Armchairs and carved tops and unrestored feet are less often seen, which is why the one at the Met is better than most:</p><p><img src="https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ad/original/DT241037.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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