A bunch of John Henry Belter’s simpler designs are coming up for auction from Flomaton and Thomaston. I’ve provided a quick pick list below. There are a few scroll pattern chairs and sofa, a pair of “Rosalie” chairs, and the chair on the top left I am not sure of the pattern. The keystone shape of the seat back is throwing me. It may be a variation on the “Henry Clay” pattern.

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Here’s a great opportunity to grab five matching Belter chairs at once for that huge parlor that you have to fill. Only a few more days left on this sale (May 5th ending) so bid soon if you are interested. You can see the results of a recent Henry Clay pattern sale here. Pricing starts at $500 a chair and expected range for the set is $5,000 to $7,500. Details can be seen here.

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Here’s a pair of chairs attributed to Alexander Roux with some exceptional carving and prominent crests. The most interesting aspect of the chairs is their provenance. I’ve included a bit of the text below, but I would recommend a visit to the listing for the full text and photographs of the home and handwritten letters.

“Homewood”, Natchez, Mississippi. Homewood was built by David Hunt, a wealthy planter and businessman in Adams County, Mississippi. He built this palatial home as a wedding gift to his daughter and named it “Homewood”. The house took five years to construct and was completed in 1860. The house burned to the ground in 1947. This lot is accompanied by two hand-written letters, c. 1865, discussing the fate of these chairs and other furniture, as well as, a framed image of “Homewood” before it burned

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