LOUIS XVI STYLE ARMCHAIR FROM THE CUNARD LINES R.M.S. BERENGARIA, BY CHARLES-FRÉDÉRIC MEWÈS
CIRCA 1912
the mahogany frame with carved and moulded backrest, carved arm support with scroll ends and fluted legs, X-stretchers, re-covered in red plush velvet
56cm wide, 96.5cm high, 51cm deep
Note: The Berengaria was a German built ocean liner originally named SS Imperator. At the time of completion she was the largest passenger ship in the world and launched in 1912, just weeks after the sinking of the Titanic. She was purchased by Cunard in 1919 and rechristened Berengaria after the queen consort of Richard the Lionhearted, and remained in service until 1938.