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Antique Chair-Appraisal needed

By DaveD523, 2 December, 2013
Description

I recently obtained a chair that belonged to my great-grandmother and I was hoping to see if you could assist me in providing any information on the item and/or the approximate value. There are no screws or nails, it's only constructed of wooden dowels and wooden wedges. The wedges are where the legs meet the seat to expand the leg piece into the seat piece. The chair back has leather that wraps the front of the chair-back, around the top edge of the chair back. The leather is attached via decorative thumbtack-style pieces. The chair back itself is attached to the chair-back uprights buy actually being inserted into the two uprights. There's no name of manufacturer, just 2 sets of numbers that I photographed. (3991 is stamped into the bottom of seat and just below that the numbers 5-379 are stamped) The back itself is one solid piece where the craftsman hand carved a design using what I guess was a chisel, in a floral-like pattern. There are spots between the hand-carved pattern that go entirely through the back, which you'll see from the pics as well. I appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing anything that you may know about this single chair. I do not have a set, just the one.

 

Thank you

 

Category
Furniture
Medium
Wood, not sure of what kind
Distinguishing marks
the numbers on the bottom, see pic
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
typical size of a dining room chair
Date Period
not sure
Weight
about 25 lbs
History
This was my late grandmother's chair, which I believe she received from my great grandmother. It's obviously old and built to last given there are no nails or screws, just good old fashioned wood construction
Price Paid (If known)
inhereted
For Sale?
No
Photos

DaveD523

11 years 6 months ago

Re: Antique Chair-Appraisal needed

I should add for sale yes, once I see the value. Secondly, condition is good in my opinion. I'm not an antique expert so I don't know what falls into what category. It's a very strong, well-built chair. Just shows it's age in terms of finish. But being what I think goes back at least 100 years, it's not going to look brand new

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