On the November, 16th, 1976, Major Fanshawe's highly prized chairs, circa 1770 attributed to Benjamin Randolph was sold at Sotheby's New York for a world record price $207,500 US Dollars to wealthy antiques dealer Harold Sack. On 6th July 1976, Queen Elizabeth II viewed one of Major Fanshawe's chairs at the Philadelphia Museum of Modern Art.
The dining room chairs out St. Catherine's Park House were not the only pieces of antique furniture to have caused a stir in the antiques world. In 1987 auction fever reigned at a house clearance of high quality antiques belonging to the late Sir Cecil Stafford-King- Harman, St. Catherine's Park House. A table which once belonged to James Gandon, the 18th century architect was sold for £13,000.00 Irish
The dining room chairs out St. Catherine's Park House were not the only pieces of antique furniture to have caused a stir in the antiques world. In 1987 auction fever reigned at a house clearance of high quality antiques belonging to the late Sir Cecil Stafford-King- Harman, St. Catherine's Park House. A table which once belonged to James Gandon, the 18th century architect was sold for £13,000.00 Irish