An Italian Walnut Savonarola Chair Height 26 1/4 x width 19 x depth 34 inches.

with a later leather back and seat, raised on sledge feet with paw form terminals.Supplied to the home by Addison Mizner for the original owner, Rodman Wanamaker, this Savonarola armchair was known as Honey Fitz's chair. John Francis "Honey Fritz" Fitzgerald (1863-1950), Rose Kennedy's father and John F. Kennedy's grandfather, was a Congressman who won two terms as mayor of Boston. He made numerous improvements to the city, was a patron of the baseball team later known as the Red Sox, and after his death became the namesake of the Presidental yacht that John F. Kennedy renamed in his grandfather's honor. President Kennedy spent many hours on the Honey Fitz in the Potomac River or in Palm Beach during holidays at the Winter White House.

Height 26 1/4 x width 19 x depth 34 inches.

Worming, deterioration, age cracks and scratches consistent with age. Late 20th century refinishing and probable restoration.

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An Italian Walnut Savonarola Chair Height 26 1/4 x width 19 x depth 34 inches.

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