John & Rico's
# 4875x. An American Louis XIV Style 19th century dining side chair. Mahogany. From the estate of Arthur Curtis James. Used on his yacht Aloha (second and latter yacht of that name). Of the finest carving consistent with workmanship of Herter Bros. of New York City. Size: 38" tall with the seat 19" wide, deep and tall. Condition: original finish to the carved wood surface; re-upholstered at some time in the past. To find out more about Arthur Curtis James . . James fortune was copper; he owned in Newport Rhode Island Beacon Hill House and The Swiss Village; he was a Commodore and his yachts were The Coronet and The Aloha. The Coronet is being restored by the Newport Museum of Yachting. There is a matching chair to this one known to exists in Newport. To see James's Beacon Hill . . . P.O.R.
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