September 4, 2026: Summer Americana - Day Four
Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
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SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA PAINTED CHILD'S ROCKERS / ROCKING CHAIRS WITH JOHN NAIL, WINCHESTER, VA ASSOCIATION, LOT OF TWO, mixed woods including white oak and maple, comprising an example with a three-slat back over a later-added hooked rug-type seat covering, and an example with a two-slat back and distinctive turnings on the front and rear posts retaining a replaced splint seat. Both retain a later matching black-painted surface with decals on the splats. Descended in the Nail/Aikin/Pingley family of Frederick Co., VA. Seat and paint possibly by John Nail (1854-1938) or, more likely, by his son, Frederick Grady "Tac" Nail (1890-1966). 19th century. Tallest 24 1/4" HOA, 9 1/4" H seat, 12 1/2" x 11 1/2" seat.
Catalogue Note: These chairs were discovered in the estate collection of Patricia "Patsy" Lee Aikin Mathias (1941-2023) in Winchester, VA. She was the great, great granddaughter of the folk artist and carver John W. Nail (Winchester, VA, 1853-1938). The estate included numerous important carvings by Nail which descended directly in the family including his magnum-opus a Revolutionary War caisson carved entirely from the wood of Fort Loudoun which was built under the direction of Gen. George Washington in 1755; and two large-scale plaques, with their subjects taken from popular lithographs, depicting "The Spirit of '76" and "The Lost Cause."
These chairs possibly descended in the family of John Nail's wife, Julia V. Pingley. A number of other chairs in the same estate auction were unmistakably of Winchester origin and several had later paint-decoration by John Nail, including one with the Nail family crest. It's probable that Tac Nail, John's son, was the painter/decorator of the present rockers (the decals probably date to around 1940-50).
Very good overall condition with typical minor to moderate scattered wear.
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