of sleek mid-century design with an elegant profile, James Mont's King Cole chair was deigned for one of his most notable commissions, the King Cole Penthouse in Miami; having a beech bentwood openwork barrel back with sloping arms all above a saddle seat and conforming apron; raised on tapering turned supports James Mont (b. 1904 Istanbul d. 1978 Greece) was a notorious mid-century American designer who blended Art Deco, Hollywood Regency and Chinoiserie styles. He became a fixture in New York society, designing for both the New York underworld and Hollywood elite.