I bought this from a woman who described it as sitting in the corner of a room for 15-20 years and it was probably passed down from her family. It's made of oak but has been painted. The only piece that isn't oak is the center where you would sit and it looks to have been replaced (pictured). It looks to have been cut with a circular saw (pictured) and then jointed by mortise and tenon (pictured) and there are some (what looks like dowels) on just one side of the seat (pictured). It has screws (pictured) and doesn't appear to be glued anywhere. One of the leg braces is missing on the bottom (pictured) and it gives a look as to how the other leg braces are attached. Two of the screws on the top have been ripped from the wood also (pictured). I would like to know if anyone knows anything about this chair. About how old is it? What might it be work? Anything at all. I like this chair and will probably remove the paint and restore it when I learn how to properly do it to an antique.
Blue glass man, decanter I believe as hat comes off and could serve as a shot glass. This was given to us by my mother in law about 25 years ago. That is really all I know. I think it is ugly. Recently our youngest son's gf knocked him over and he has a chip on the rim at the top, under what the "hat" covers.
From early on in its history, Niepolds, Inc. produced a wide range of framed art reproductions and prints (called "Panels" in their catalogs). The earliest examples were actual artist painted copies on stretched canvas, of famous landscapes, portraits and silhouettes ranging in style from the Renaissance through the 19th century. These copies are extremely rare. The examples below are from a 1929 catalog of Borghese items that were offered by Charles Hall Inc, a distributor of Borghese in its three exclusive store locations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. They display a wide range of engravings and prints in all shapes and sizes:
Although not completely documented, it would appear that some of the earliest prints labeled "borghese" do actually contain authentic 19th century monotone and colored engravings which were pasted into wood frames, under glass or cast plaster frames and then laquered over with varnish. The wood framed examples are probably of the earliest manufacture and usually have the highest value. The backs of the wood framed prints are usually covered with a brown paper upon which the "borghese" label is pasted. The plaster framed prints are usually backed in velvet or paper.
