Antique rocking chair

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Posted by Jtw1204
8 years ago
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I just need any info I can get on this chair. It was given to my wife a few years ago by a client. Anyone know how much it's worth?
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scott berry 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

bottom has been totally redone on the bottom . they did a really nice job.  it cracked  al alnong the front bottom  . if someone needs one for the back porch they may pay 25-50  for it. ( that includes shipping)
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Jtw1204 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

Thanks for the input I would've never known that. How old is the chair? Any idea?
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scott berry 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

i am not really good on furniture. but it seem like the curved out seat make it a little older.  to make it easier for hoop skirts and the lower ones are older also .  1890s. you can see on the bottom where the posts have been cut off. this may have been a valuable one at sometime because of the age and because they repaired it.  but the housing crash killed the value of a lot of the furnituere. it may have been a family one with memories that is why people try to resucue these also ask family if they have memories of this chair it might be valuable to the family.
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scott berry 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

it may be a boston rocker  here a link with more info that might help you.  https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/219312-american-boston-rocker?in=180-activity
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scott berry 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

now that we know its a boston rocker you can search google and pages yourself for more info. this site m ight helps also   https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/36726_47-antique-boston-rocker-rocking-chair
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Jtw1204 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

Thanks a lot for all of this info it's very interesting. I believe it is a Boston rocker. You bringing that to my attention reminded me, the day my wife brought this home, she said the lady told her the chair "was from the Boston Tea Party, or something!" Haha kinda like the game you play in school where a secret gets passed around the room and the final result is nothing like the original statement.... The chair went from being a "Boston Rocker" to being the in the Boston Tea Party! Lol
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scott berry 🌱 Newbie 8 years ago

oh yea we all played telephone.. you might still get 50-75 for the chair even thought its repaired and scratched up. good luck with your boston tew party chair ilike that..  all members of the new tea party have to buy one of these  lol

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