EARLY 20TH CENTURY WICKER PORTERS CHAIR
Code: 10161
Dimensions:
W: 72cm (28.3")H: 146cm (57.5")D: 70cm (27.6")
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A WONDERFUL EARLY 20TH CENTURY PORTERS CHAIR. AN ESSENTIAL ITEM IN THE HOMES OF THE WELL-TO-DO. THE HALL PORTER WAS THE GATEKEEPER, ADMITTING OR REFUSING CALLERS BASED ON HIS MEMORY OF FACES AND NAMES OF HIS EMPLOYER'S AQUAINTANCES AND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACCEPTABLE MEMBERS OF HIGH SOCIETY.