Armchair from the drawing room of the Samuel Nickerson House, Chicago, Illinois
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.In 1880, Schastey partnered with architect-designer August Fiedler to help complete the interiors of the Samuel Nickerson House in Chicago. Fiedler, a German immigrant who trained in Europe, first joined the leading cabinet and decorating houses in New York City before venturing to the Midwest to establish his own firm. While this chair, one of four, shares several elements found in other Schastey designs, it is most unusual for its inventive interpretations of Renaissance winged sphinxes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Armchair from the drawing room of the Samuel Nickerson House, Chicago, Illinois
- Maker: George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897)
- Maker: George A. Schastey (American (born Germany), Merseburg 1839–1894 at sea)
- Designer: Design possibly by August Fiedler (1842–1903)
- Date: ca. 1880
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Satinwood, brass, and modern upholstery
- Dimensions: 42 5/8 × 25 7/8 × 23 3/4 in. (108.3 × 65.7 × 60.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Collection of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing