A French Mahogany Child’s High Chair Personally-Used By John F. Kennedy, Jr. in the White
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Property from a Nevada Collection
Used by JFK Jr. while in residence at the White House. This elegant child's seat features a tub-shaped backrest with red velvet upholstery, straight arms, a basket footrest with heart-shaped cutouts, sliding tray with locking latches, ceramic pot under the removable red velvet seat pad, and molded cabriole legs
height 38 ½ in.; width 23 in.; depth 26 in.
97.7 cm.; 58.5 cm.; 66 cm.
ProvenanceThe Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sotheby’s New York, April 23 1996, Lot 23;
Tom and Courtney Begel, Palm BeachCatalogue notePurchased by Tom Begel at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sale, this chair was later included with the sale of his family's two-bedroom oceanfront condo in Palm Beach. Begel was quoted in People Magazine's article 'Camelot by the Lot,' covering the auction: 'There was nobody like the Kennedys,' said Tom Begel, chairman of Johnstown America, a Fortune 500 railroad-freight-car company, who paid $85,000 for John Kennedy Jr.’s 19th-century high chair.
Used by JFK Jr. while in residence at the White House. This elegant child's seat features a tub-shaped backrest with red velvet upholstery, straight arms, a basket footrest with heart-shaped cutouts, sliding tray with locking latches, ceramic pot under the removable red velvet seat pad, and molded cabriole legs
height 38 ½ in.; width 23 in.; depth 26 in.
97.7 cm.; 58.5 cm.; 66 cm.
ProvenanceThe Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sotheby’s New York, April 23 1996, Lot 23;
Tom and Courtney Begel, Palm BeachCatalogue notePurchased by Tom Begel at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sale, this chair was later included with the sale of his family's two-bedroom oceanfront condo in Palm Beach. Begel was quoted in People Magazine's article 'Camelot by the Lot,' covering the auction: 'There was nobody like the Kennedys,' said Tom Begel, chairman of Johnstown America, a Fortune 500 railroad-freight-car company, who paid $85,000 for John Kennedy Jr.’s 19th-century high chair.
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A French Mahogany Child’s High Chair Personally-Used By John F. Kennedy, Jr. in the White
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Starting Price $1,500
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