Fieldcrest Presents
the Antique Furniture Gallery
This walnut armchair, like much American Gothic Revival Furniture, owes more to the vocabulary of architecture than to traditional furniture making. New York City Cabinetmaker Gustave Herter (1830-1898) is renowned for his craftwork creating this distinctive style. This particular chair with its fine quality suggests that it’s likely Herter’s work. It stands 54” high by 25” wide by 23” deep. Because the original silk damask upholstery for the seat, arms and back was in tattered condition, in 1964 we had a Portland, Oregon professional upholsterer re-upholster these areas with a black leather-like vinyl cloth using the original brass tacks.
The vintage of this double-lock chest, described as a Bible Box, may be the Jacobean Period (1603-1625). The chest is attached to a hand-carved oak base, which may have been added a hundred years later. We note the base was constructed with square nails. The chest has deep symmetrical carvings on three sides, and the metal lock plates and hinge straps are hand-forged. The dimensions are 15” high by 28” wide by 21” deep. On the bottom side of each of the chest’s floorboards the initials E. S. have been branded upon the wood. The condition is excellent, having survived the centuries.
