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An Italian Silvered Shell-Back Grotto Chair late 19th/early 20th century

The seat upholstered in black velvet.

H: 36 1/2, W: 18, D: 21 in.

Provenance

The Charles J. McManus Jr. Collection.

Thence by descent.

Charles J. McManus Jr. (1922-2011) was noted interior designer and a passionate collector of antiques with a particular interest in the unusual and unexpected. As an interior designer, McManus worked on several important commissions in his birthplace of Philadelphia, including the Philadelphia Club and the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. He acquired pieces for his own collection during his extensive travels throughout the Mediterranean and Caribbean, where he owned a former sugar plantation in Antigua. His style of entertainment was widely admired as he hosted elaborate parties in his home, the former French Consulate in Philadelphia. The New York Tim