Nichols and Stone Windsor Rocking chairs

By Vicki Medina, 28 July, 2008
Description

These are a matching pair of Nichols  Stone (The House of Windsor) rocking chairs...one child's and one for Mom....both black laquer with a gold harvest imprint on the headrest...both with paper certificates on the bottom indicating Gardner, MA

Category
American Furniture
Medium
Wood - black laquer
Distinguishing marks
Paper lable on the bottom, numbered, from Gardner, MA - gold harvest print on headrest
Condition
Mint
Size and dimensions of this item
one child's rocker @ 2/ 1/2 ' tall, and a mother's matching rocker at 4 1/2' tall
Date Period
1950's
History
My Mom and I used to rock in them, side-by-side - starting in the 50's...Mom bought them
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
unknown
For Sale?
No

Lovejoy

16 years 9 months ago

Your chairs are 20th Century reproductions of a 19th Century Windsors. They've never really been out of production since the 1760's. Values for the repro's vary depending on how close they follow the originals and their current condition. Nichols and Stone began operating under that name 1907, and began making windsors in the 1930's. The company is still in business, value for your chairs at auction $200.00.

 

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