Offered is a rare deck chair from the famous Titanic survivor rescue ship R.M.S. Carpathia. Perhaps the only know surviving deck chair ever offered from the Carpathia, this chair was acquired from a private estate sale comprised of the effects of a nautical collector based in Arizona. Oral history relates that this chair was taken off Carpathia in New York to free up deck space when she was put into a service as a troop transport ship in World War I. It was kept at the Cunard company stores in New York City before eventually passing into private hands following the conclusion of World War I. The chair is crafted from an unidentified hardwood and has its original caned seat, backrest, and foot rest intact. A rich patina is present over the entire surface and the chair retains its original stain and shows no evidence of past breakage or repairs. This Carpathia deck chair is an exact match to a famous photo showing Titanic widows lounging solemnly on Carpathia’s deck as the vessel steamed towards New York with its human cargo of grief stricken Titanic survivors. In the summer of 2012 this Carpathia deck chair was featured in the ‘Titanic: Unsinkable Passion’ exhibit presented at The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Southampton, Ontario, Canada. From the Titanic Concepts Inc. collection. Provenance: The Steve Santini Collection.