Amelia Island Museum of History
Press Release
November 15, 2017 10:00 a.m.
Fairbanks House Dining Table and Six Chairs
The Amelia Island Museum of History has been given a dining table, two arm chairs and four side chairs that were once in the Fairbanks House. They are offered for sale to the highest bidder. The donor states: I can’t swear that they go back to Major Fairbanks himself, but I think it is likely or at least plausible. I bought them from the Haile estate in the 1980s. They aren’t beautiful, far from it. Chairs are Eastlake, and table is oak, large and round with several leaves, suitable for a large room and family as Fairbanks’ family was. I can picture the two of them in the large armchairs. There are four side chairs. Some leaves suffered from storage in the basement. The table and chairs await your restoration to their former elegance.
The table measures 48 inches in diameter and 28.5 inches tall. There are six leaves measuring 10.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 8.25 inches, 7.5 inches, 7.5 inches, and 3.25 inches. The arm chairs measure 40.5 inches tall, 23 inches wide and 21.5 inches deep. The side chairs measure 36 inches tall, 19 inches wide and 18 inches deep. All the seats are 18 inches off the floor. The chairs are upholstered in modern turquoise velvet with braided trim. All descriptions are true to the best of our ability.
Sealed bids of more than $499 labeled on the envelope: FAIRBANKS TABLE containing a bid amount, name and phone should be submitted to Jayne Nasrallah, Archivist, Amelia Island Museum of History, 233 S. 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach by noon on Thursday, December 7th. Proceeds will benefit the Library of the Amelia Island Museum of History. The Table and chairs can be seen in the Library during Museum hours.
Hand-Twisted Cattail Rocker and Chair
The Amelia Island Museum of History has been given a hand-twisted cattail rocker and chair. The seats of the chairs have been woven using an ancient method of weaving bulrushes and cattails that can be dated to the Pharaohs of Egypt. The rocker measures 41.25 inches tall, 20.75 inches wide and 14.75 inches deep. The rocker itself is 27.5inches long. The seat is 14.5 inches off the floor. The Chippendale style chair measures 39 inches tall, 19.5 inches wide and 13.75 inches deep. The seat is 17 inches off the floor. All descriptions are true to the best of our ability.
Sealed bids of more than $199 labeled, ROCKER and of more than $99 labeled, CHAIR containing a bid amount, name and phone should be submitted to Jayne Nasrallah, Archivist, Amelia Island Museum of History, 233 S. 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach by noon on Thursday, December 7th. Proceeds will benefit the Library of the Amelia Island Museum of History. Chairs are on display in the Library during museum hours.