Antique Upholstered Gilded Prayer Chair From Cz Winston Guest Estate

  
ANTIQUE UPHOLSTERED GILDED PRAYER CHAIR FROM CZ WINSTON GUEST ESTATE. Upholstered, gilded chair features high back, with carved top rails & florets, barley twist columns. Tag attached to bottom shows this chair was previously owned by Lucy Douglas C. Guest (nee Cochrane; February 19, 1920 - November 8, 2003). She was an American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite who achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon.

Guest was pictured on the cover of the July 20, 1962, issue of TIME magazine as part of an article on American society. On March 8, 1947, she married Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, the son of Frederick Guest, who was a son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill (daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough) who, through his mother, was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill, and was a national polo champion. Ernest Hemingway was best man at the wedding, which took place at Hemingway's home in Havana, Cuba. Please see pictures to help determine condition.

Photos are part of the description. To check out our other listings. Approximately 15"L x 19"W x 49"H, 14 1/2"H seat. Some chipping present to the wood. The item "ANTIQUE UPHOLSTERED GILDED PRAYER CHAIR FROM CZ WINSTON GUEST ESTATE" is in sale since Sunday, June 14, 2020.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Furniture\Chairs\1900-1950". The seller is "taurus_auctions" and is located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Material: Wood
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1950
• Type: Chairs