from The Drawing Room
Located in Newport, Rhode Island
# 4815. Pair of Rosewood and parcel gilded Egyptian Revival armchairs with porcelain plaque inserts. Probably made by the NYC workshop of Pottier & Stymus between 1869-89.The Pottier & Stymus showroom was located at 632 Broadway and the decorating firm specialized in Egyptian Revival furnishings among other historical styles and continued until 1919. These chairs are from a local Newport Rhode Island estate on Bellevue Avenue and have had a recent museum quality restoration. Condition: carved initials on the back of one of the chairs (TR 1906) and a minor carved decoration was replaced and a there is a splice to one of the back legs. Price: $9,500.00 the pair.
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