Height: 34 in. (86.36 cm) Width: 21 in. (53.34 cm) Depth: 22 in. (55.88 cm) Country of Origin:USA Style:Victorian Maker:John Jelliff Condition:Original Year:c. 1885 Description:Magnificent antique Victorian side chair by John Jelliff. This chair can be converted to a ladies swivel by adding a swivel base and reinforcing the chair to withstand the etra weigh that rocking and swiveling creates. This chair is priced as completely restored and upholstered in top grain cowhide. John Jelliff pieces which are to be found in most major museum collections are highly sought after. He was one of the most important cabinet makers in the 19th C. His Newerk New Jersey workshop produced fine furnature from 1843-1890 and is best known for Renaissance Gothic Revival parlour funtiture. The female head on his furniture reflects the Goddess-like face of Jenny Lind the opera star who P.T. Barnum introduced to this country around 1850.Image two is a computer generated representation of what the finished chair would look like upholstered in black tufted leather.

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