Goddard Corner Chair

A Goddard icon piece with four ball and claw feet with closed talons and serpentine seat rail. Shown upholstered in antique leather, but may be upholstered in fabric. Authorized replica of the original in the John Brown House, Rhode Island Historical Society

mahogany, 30 1/2"h.

Goddard Pad-Foot Corner Chair

A Newport Goddard corner chair design but with four pad feet.  Similar dimensions and detailing to the ball and claw foot version above, but in a less formal rendition.  Shown in brown leather, but also available with the slip seat upholstered in fabric.

mahogany, 30 1/2"h.

John Townsend Corner Chair

Four John Townsend ball and claw feet with closed talons, less relaxed cabriole legs and arm supports than the Goddard version.

mahogany, 30 1/2"h.

Newport Queen Anne Side Chair

A Queen Anne chair in the Newport tradition with pad feet, balloon seat, shaped upper stiles, and a shell in the crest rail.

mahogany, 41"h, 20½"w

ref. Moses p. 205

Proud Queen Anne Side Chair

A Queen Anne chair as made by the Proud family, Newport's prolific but little-known family of chair makers.  The original is birch and was painted black.

maple, walnut, or mahogany, 41"h, 22"w

An ample arm chair typical of Connecticut's Chapin school, with ball and claw feet, scrolled arms, pierced splat and crest rail shell

cherry, 41"h

ref. Heckscher p. 46

Chapin school side chair with the same detailing as above, but with narrower proportions befitting a side chair

cherry, 40"h

John Townsend Easy Chair

A Newport easy chair with John Townsend ball and claw feet, turned stretchers, arched crest, and vertical arm rolls. Bare frame is shown in thumbnail image below.

mahogany, poplar & maple frame, 42"h
ref. Moses p. 190

Newport Camel Back Sofa

Stop-fluted legs, serpentine front and crest, and splayed arm rolls.