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HIGH POINT, NC – October 17, 2014 To celebrate the inaugural opening of its new Showroom at
Market Square, the talented artisans and craftsmen of Hickory Chair have created luxurious new upholstered and
wood furniture for many of its collections this fall.
To celebrate the 15-year collaboration with the Winterthur Country Estate and Museum, Hickory Chair is pleased to
announce a large collection of living room and dining room pieces that has been interpreted by the talented furniture
designer, John Black. Each piece is rooted in a timeless, classic archive from the Winterthur Museum and has been
transformed with modern, clean lines.
The centennial 1911 Collection, Hartwood and Archive Collections each have important additions that are in
response to wishes made by the loyal designers and sales associates that have participated in the Hickory University
program over the past few years. In addition, from Hable Construction is a grouping of new exclusive woven and
printed fabrics for Hickory Chair.
Lastly, we are excited to announce the first ever Lighting and Accent collection for Hickory Chair. Each piece was
designed by our VP of Merchandising, Skip Rumley, and has been made by hand in Heritage Home Group’s own
facility in Cebu. A thoughtful array of lamps, chandeliers, bowls, trays and other accent pieces have been created to
complement Hickory Chair’s assortment of bedroom, dining room and living room offerings.
Some of our favorite pieces this fall include:
6415-22 Belknap Lounge Chair - Among the collections of American decorative arts at Winterthur Museum is an
early 20th-century leather-covered armchair. It is one of a group of furnishings presented to Winterthur in 1957 by
Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap in honor of her son. Hickory Chair designers have updated the look of the chair while
retaining the arched back, deep seat, and padded arms of the original. This comfortable armchair is certain to become
an important part of today’s living environments that emphasize unparalleled quality and beauty.
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6413-23 Montgomery Chair - In the early 1700s, upholstered easy chairs were the most costly seating furniture
available. They were designed with “wings” for protection from drafts in poorly heated rooms. The Winterthur chair,
created around 1800, is a more delicate version of its predecessor. With a tall, straight, upholstered back, it closely
resembles a lady’s lolling chair of the period but maintains the sweeping arms of the earlier form. The cone-shape
vertical arm support is typical of New England. Hickory Chair artists have adapted the design of Winterthur’s New
England easy chair to create this contemporary form.
6414-02 Irenee Sofa - When the Henry Francis du Pont house became Winterthur Museum in 1951, the du Pont
family moved to a new home on the estate. H. F. du Pont decorated the residence with English and French antiques
he had acquired early in his career as a collector and had enjoyed for more than twenty years in the family apartment
at 280 Park Avenue, New York City. One of the furnishings moved from New York to the formal reception room of
the new Winterthur house was an elegant sofa with scrolled arms. Hickory Chair artists have created a modern sofa
with the same graceful arms. Each carved tapered leg is capped with a custom Soft Brass ferrule.
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6412-01 Nicole Arm Chair & 6412-02 Nicole Side Chair - By 1951 Henry Francis du Pont had transformed his
home into Winterthur Museum. At the same time, he began to build a world-class library, one that today contains
more than 500,000 resources related to the decorative arts. Carefully preserved in the library’s rare book collection
is a volume entitled Fashionable Furniture: A Collection of Three Hundred and Fifty Original Designs Representing Cabinetwork,
Upholstery, and Decoration, published in London in 1881. Hickory Chair artists were inspired by the illustration if a
chair with Asian influence. Coupled with the design of an early 19th-century New England chair with curved arm
supports, the result is an elegant, modern arm and side chair.
6273-10 Algernon Decorative Chest & 6276-10 Algernon Chest - A diminutive two-drawer chest in the
Winterthur collection inspired the Hickory Chair designers in the creation of this chest of drawers. The large ballshape feet of the original suggest that it was made in the William and Mary period of the early 1700s. The drawer
pulls—pear-shape drops hung in front of rosette back plates—with matching brass escutcheons also reflect the new
century, having replaced the wooden pulls of the 1600s. Two versions of the Algernon Chests have been introduced
this fall. The 6273-10 Algernon Decorative Chest has brass feet; brass inlay on its inset drawer faces and is available
only in Oxford finish. The 6276-10 Algernon Chest was made in our Hickory workroom with wood feet and flush
drawer fronts allowing complete flexibility of finish and Customer’s Own Hardware© and is shown in optional Mocha
finish.
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6283-10 Springfield Side Table - The artists at Hickory Chair have designed a unique side table by combining
elements from two Massachusetts tables at Winterthur Museum, dating 1798 and 1802. Each has a graceful oval top
and delicate tapered legs characteristic of the neoclassical period. The tambour shutters on one of the tables help to
identify its Massachusetts origins, and even more telling is the 1798 Boston newspaper pasted on the interior. Shown
in optional Light Walnut finish.
6289-10 Imlay Chest - In the Music Room at Winterthur Museum sits a diminutive early 19th-century teakettle
stand. The marble top makes it ideal for holding a hot-water-filled urn or kettle for serving tea. Hickory Chair
designers were inspired by the stand in the creation of a small chest with decorative knobs that are based on historic
hardware in the museum collection. The knobs, also known as cloak pins, curtain pins, and cabinet handles, were
made in England in the early 1800s and are decorated with a transfer-printed image of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Henry Francis du Pont used the knobs for hanging fireplace equipment. Shown with the wood top in optional Sable
finish.
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6290-10/6291-10 Poppy Console with Deck - By 1951 Henry Francis du Pont had transformed his home into
Winterthur Museum. At the same time, he began to build a world-class library, one that today contains more than
500,000 resources related to the decorative arts. Carefully preserved in that collection are photographs, drawings,
and prints from Byrdcliffe, an early twentieth-century arts community near Woodstock, New York. Among the
ephemera in the Byrdcliffe archive is an original drawing for the poppy motif on a hanging cabinet that was acquired
by Winterthur in 2000. The cabinet was made at Byrdcliffe by Zulma Steele, about 1904. Hickory Chair designers
were inspired by the hanging cabinet in the creation of this clean-line contemporary cabinet. Shown in optional
Ebony finish.
6292-10 Maurice Mirror - When the Henry Francis du Pont house became Winterthur Museum in 1951, the du
Pont family moved to a new home on the estate. H. F. du Pont decorated the residence with English and French
antiques he had acquired early in his career as a collector, including a neoclassical French mantel clock. The clock was
likely made in Paris between 1770 and 1830 and took its overall design from the emerging goût grecque developing in
the city in the 1770s. Hickory Chair artists were intrigued with the silhouette of the clock—the arched frame, square
fluted feet, and stepped base on a square plinth—and adapted the design for an elegant gold-leaf mirror.
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127-88 Dylan Sofa – The Dylan Sofa from our centennial 1911 Collection features a beautifully shaped tight back,
graceful arms, standard Spring-Down seat cushions and pair of 22-inch Goose Feather throw pillows. The base has a
wooden apron and carved legs.
128-24 Knox Chair & 128-27 Knox Swivel Chair – From our centennial 1911 Collection, the Knox is available
as a comfortable lounge chair, a swivel chair with a companion ottoman. Reminiscent of French Smoking Chairs, the
Knox series has a distinctive profile and modern aesthetic.
3305-24 Everett Lounge Chair & 3306-24 Everett Button Tufted Lounge Chair - The Everett Lounge Chair
was inspired by an antique found in England. The back is available with or without a Buttoned-Back Cushion. The
Everett has distinctive upholstered arms that flow into serpentine front arm stumps. Carved mahogany front posts
are standard with solid Antique Brass ferrules with casters. Satin Nickel ferrules with casters are also available.
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172-10 Reed Chest - The Reed Chest is known for its distinctive custom Soft Brass hardware with wooden handle
that is fitted to its three drawers. Its flared tapered legs and shaped apron give the Reed Chest a vintage 1950's
modern feel. Shown in optional Sable finish with high sheen lacquer.
193-10 Lawson Desk - The Lawson Desk from the 1911 Collection has a decidedly modern appeal. Crafted in
mahogany with fine Kingwood veneers, each of the drawers has finger pulls on the bottom of the three drawers and is
fitted with Antique Silver key liners. Shown in optional Light Walnut finish.
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8020-01 Mark Tray – From our new Hickory Chair Lighting & Accents Collection, the Mark Tray is a kidneyshaped tray that has been hand-carved from solid walnut with a hand-applied Saddle finish.
8020-02 Jan Rectangular Tray & 8020-03 Jan Square Tray - Our new Jan Trays from our new Hickory Chair
Lighting & Accents Collection are available in a choice of rectangular or square. Each has a lacquered cream finish
and is fitted with Italian inspired Soft Brass handles.
For more than 100 years, Hickory Chair has been crafting custom wood and upholstered furnishings in a wide range
of classic styles. Inspired by such historical sites as Winterthur Country Estate and the James River Plantations, as
well as by noted furniture authorities such as Mariette Himes Gomez, Alexa Hampton, Albert Sack and Suzanne
Kasler, Hickory Chair’s hallmark is luxurious yet livable furniture that’s made to order and made to last. Please visit
hickorychair.com for product information, or contact press@hickorychair.com with special requests.
Contact: Laura Holland
Hickory Chair – A Heritage Home Group Brand
828-328-1802 ext. 7208
Laura.Holland@HeritageHome.com
PO Box 2147 Hickory, NC 28602
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