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mid-19th c., attributed to Bembe & Kimbel, New York, the crest with federal shield surrounded by oak leaf clusters, shaped stiles with oak and bellflower, scrolled arm terminals, highly carved seat rail and turned legs, seat frame stamped 86 and marked CCCX. Note: The designer of this chair, Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887), architect of the expansion of the U.S. Capitol, was responsible for the majority of the redesigned House of Representatives wing. The chairs, made by the Bembe and Kimbel firm, were in use from 1857 to 1873 when remodeling resulted in the sale of the Walter furnishings. Other chairs from this historic group have been sold in these rooms as lot 496 on October 4, 2003, lot 553 on February 18, 2005, lot 687 on June 11, 2005, and as lot 443 on September 30, 2006. Reference: A similar chair is illustrated in High Museum of Art, Art and Enterprise, pp. 366-367.

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