Pair of Chippendale influenced armchairs from Barnard & Simonds, Rochester, NY. Cadet blue leather wrapped arms, back as well as seat with brass nailhead details. Mahogany frames have canted front legs, Chippendale style open back and four part dowel stretchers. Barnard & Simonds Co., Inc., (1898-1971) was organized in Rochester, NY with a showroom in Grand Rapids, MI. The company moved to Grand Rapids in 1958 and purchased Independent Michigan Furniture Shops throughout 1958. In 1967 the compa
