Two Antique North Carolina Ladder Back Chairs

Attributed to Davidson County, including a mushroom finial chair with cherry/oak/yellow pine with rope seat (34.5 x 18 x 15.5 in., seat height 12 in.); and a yellow pine armchair with through pegged crest rail, shaped ladder backs, woven splint seat, tapered legs and stretcher base (30 x 20 x 16 in., seat height 13.5 in.).

Private High Point Collection

Purportedly from the Sowers family.

Old, as found condition; the mushroom finial chair lacking a third lower back slat; old but likely later rope seat; the splint seat chair with some splint losses (but possibly original).