P&O ORIENT LINE SS CANBERRA & IBERIA ETC CORMORANT CHAIR ERNEST RACE C-1959 A/F

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P&O ORIENT LINE SS CANBERRA & IBERIA ETC CORMORANT CHAIR ERNEST RACE C-1959 A/F:
$798.90

WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.

Ernest Race

'Cormorant' folding chair, circa 1959

Mahogany-veneered plywood, teak, brass.

68 x 53 x 72 cm

Manufactured by Ernest Race, Ltd., London, United Kingdom.

DESIGNED AND USED ON SHIPS SUCH AS THE IBERIA & ARCADIA, C-1959, I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THESE CHAIRS WERE ALSO USED UPON THE CANBERRA FROM 1961 ONWARDS FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF HER SERVICE. CHECK THE LAST ARCHIVAL PHOTO FOR A VIEW OF THE CAPTAIN & OFFICERS AROUND THE TIME OF THE SHIPS MAIDEN VOYAGE SAT UPON THIS MODEL OF CHAIRS AROUND 1961, ALSO STILLS FROM A TRAVEL FILM OF CANBERRA IN THE LATE 60'S WITH THESE MULTI COLOURED CHAIRS DOTTED AROUND THE AFTER DECKS OF CANBERRA.

PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR ANOTHER CHAIR FROM THE SAME SOURCE. I BOUGHT TWO OF THESE FROM A FAMILY ORIGINALLY BASED IN THE SOUTHAMPTON AREA, THEY WORKED FOR P&O, AND UPON RETIREMENT IN THE 80'S BOUGHT THESE FROM THE P&O STORES IN SOUTHAMPTON FROM SURPLUS EQUIPMENT.

PLEASE NOTE, I HAD THIS CHAIR LIGHTLY RESTORED AS IT HAD BEEN LEFT OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN, I HAVE HAD THE TEAK OILED, AND IT CAME UP LIKE NEW, THE BLUE PAINTED PLYWOOD, HAD STARTED TO DELAMINATE AND I HAVE HAD THE STABILIZED, BUT IT DOES STILL SHOW THE SIGNS OF AGE ETC (SEE PICTURES) BUT ITS STILL DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY, IS USABLE AND STILL A FINE PIECE OF MID CENTURY ICONIC FURNITURE, THE CONDITION IS REFLECTED IN THE PRICE.

ORIGINAL SHIPS ARTEFACTS, PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION, PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS LITTLE CHAIR HEAVY, SO COLLECTION PREFERRED. I CAN MEET YOU IN SOUTHAMPTON OR PORTSMOUTH.

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ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF RUDE ER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON ABOVE £50.00 WILL HAVE INSURANCE ADDED TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT CONTROL THE BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE WHICH AT PRESENT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED.ALLITEMS SENT HAVE PROF OF POSTAGE.

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