Sep 18 2008

Neo-Grec Herter Brothers or Pottier & Stymus Chairs

I don’t run across fine Neo-Grec, ebonized, Rosewood chairs like these too often.  Each chair has a bronze plaque in the back splat, one of a male figure and the other of a female.  There is ample ormolu throughout the chair and if I were the current owner, I would try to examine the back of the lion for a possible “P.S.” stamp (Pottier & Stymus) as is true of my Egyptian Revival set.

They are most likely of New York origin and the seller’s attribution to either Pottier & Stymus or Herter Brothers isn’t a stretch due to the fine quality.  The seller is asking $5,000 for the pair with free shipping provided.  I feel that they will go unsold due to the current state of the market - Victorian and Wall Street, both.  More photos at the listing.

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Tags: bronze, ebonized furniture, Herter Brothers, Neo-grec, ormolu, Pottier & Stymus, Rosewood

4 Responses to “Neo-Grec Herter Brothers or Pottier & Stymus Chairs”

1. # david reedon 18 Sep 2008 at 1:05 pm

   Great chairs - for what its worth, we had a killer stand that we sold at auction few years ago (brought $12,000 or so) that we thought was P&S,. Turned out the buyer found it in an original K&C catalog……………..it had many of the same design elements incorporated in these pieces. Agree with your assessment though. Certainly not a stretch to attributre to super fine maker!

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2. # RareVictorianon 19 Sep 2008 at 11:20 am

   The catalog you’re referring to can be found here.

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3. # james conradon 21 Sep 2008 at 5:33 am

   Well, its the last day of sale and not a single bidder so far. It maybe that it would have been better to market these chairs through an Auction House rather than a straight up ebay sale.

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4. # RareVictorianon 21 Sep 2008 at 9:42 pm

   An auction is probably where they will end up, but at the moment I don’t think they can command $5k anywhere. They’re great chairs, however. I’m wondering if they were dining chairs ….

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