biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1840–83)
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| biography:
| Furniture maker, born in Stuttgart, Germany. In c.1860 he joined the New York firm of his half brother Gustav Herter, which in 1866 was renamed Herter Brothers. After studying design in Paris, Christian bought out Gustav's share (1870) and abandoned the firm's historical revival furniture in favour of pieces akin to the English arts-and-crafts style. Clients such as the Vanderbilts and J P Morgan commissioned suites and interiors from him. |
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