CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 1ST CL BALLROOM BERGERE CHAIRS C-1938

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CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 1ST CL BALLROOM BERGERE CHAIRS C-1938:
$5372.40

WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE, PAIR OF BERGERE CHAIRS, POSSIBLY BY WARING & GILLOWS OR G.T. RACKSTRAW, C-1938, MADE FOR THE FIRST CLASS BALLROOM OF THE RMS "QUEEN ELIZABETH".AN EXCITING AND RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL CHAIRS FROM ONE OF THE ICONIC LINERS FINEST PUBLIC ROOMS. AS ANYONE WILL TELL YOU WE ALL KNOW THE SAD DEMISE OF THE 'LIZZIE' IN HONG KONG HARBOR, SHE WAS LARGELY INTACT AND STILL FULL OF THE MAJORITY OF HER FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, THEY ALL BURNED. THESE MANAGED TO SURVIVE AS CUNARD WANTED TO REFRESH THE SHIP IN THE 1960'S AND TOTALLY REMODELED THE STUNNING BALLROOM INTO AN UGLY TAVERN STYLE CLUB WITH MID CENTURY FURNITURE CLASHING WITH THE LINERS FAMOUS WOODEN INTERIORS. THESE CHAIRS WERE SURPLUS AND SOLD BY CUNARD AROUND 1965 AND HAVE REMAINED IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP EVER SINCE.THEY ARE VERY COMFORTABLE, THE FRAMES ARE MAHOGANY WITH THE ORIGINAL AND BEAUTIFUL BRASS SHOES OR FEET KNOWN AS SABOT.THE ROOM DID NOT HAVE MANY OF THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE, PERHAPS ONLY A HALF DOZEN OR SO, THEY CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN DOTTED AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE ROOM (SEE ARCHIVAL PICTURES). ONE MARKED ON THE UNDERSIDE 'CABIN SALOON' WHICH WOULD DATE TO C-1938 PRIOR TO BEING INSTALLED ON THE ABORTED MAIDEN VOYAGE DUE TO THE WAR AND 'CABIN' AS IT WAS ON THE QUEEN MARY BEING THE NAME FOR FIRST CLASS. THE OTHER IS MARKED THE SAME WAY BUT HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER.IN CONDITION AS SHOWN, ONE SLIGHT HOLE TO THE CAIN WORK BUT HARDLY NOTICEABLE AND ONLY MENTIONED FOR TOTAL ACCURACY, OTHERWISE IN GOOD ORDER, THEY WOULD SING WITH BEING REFINISHED BUT ARE TOTALLY ORIGINAL AS THE DAY THEY LEFT THE SHIP. PLEASE CONSULT AND SEE PICTURES.

RMS Queen Elizabeth (Cunard White Star Line) First Class salon, double-caned sides, brass caps to legs, ' CABIN SALON' stamp to one armchair, the other 'SALON', '88 (h) x 72cms (w) Provenance: private collection Carmarthenshire, general bumps and losses, old repairs, cane damage as pictured, small patch of original fabric found under cushion, which can be see in the final archival photo as being a swatch of the intended upholstery.

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