Side Chair by Jay Spectre

The back flares like a T, as if the chair were standing at attention.

This side chair is by Jay Spectre, ca. 1960. Spectre was an American interior and furniture designer known for glamorous, streamlined pieces that drew on Art Deco and classical sources. The tall back is a single curved panel of warm, figured wood, narrow at the waist and widening to a broad crest. The upholstered seat is covered in a soft sage fabric. Saber legs sweep out front and back in a nod to the Greek klismos. It is 22 inches long, 19.5 deep and 37.75 high, with an 18.5 inch seat height.

Classical bones, mid-century manners.