Identifying an Antique or Vintage Chair?

Judy
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January 29, 20190 found this helpful

It is hard to know unless you know who made it. It could be very old or a reproduction. I do think the legs are Chippendale style.

Pghgirl40
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January 29, 20190 found this helpful

Wow! This is a neat chair! It has an oriental feel to it to me...that rounded, squat shape and the carvings. It is hard to say if it is real or a reproduction piece without looking at its underside and construction.

I would take the chair to a reputable antique dealer who can look at it in person and determine exactly hat you have.

My gut feeling is it is a valuable piece....but that is just a gut feeling...someone looking at it in person may see things and say it isn't.

Please post back what you learn!! I am so curious!!

Robyn

January 29, 20190 found this helpful

Hi,

This is an interesting chair, I love it! To me, it looks French, because of the direction the feet of the chair at pointed. I would guess it would go for under $500. I would have it appraised, but they can be pricey and if the chair is not worth more than the cost of the appraiser, than you have lost money. I would put it up on ebay and ask about $150 or $200. if it were my chair.

Have a great day!

Robyn

cybergrannie
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January 31, 20190 found this helpful

Neat chair..
I believe it has been recovered as the material/design do not seem to go with that style of chair.

• I lean toward it being French but just my thoughts.
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• Without any type of marks it is difficult but it is also difficult to find an appraiser that would be familiar with this style and also may be very expensive and few will even give you the time of day for free.
• If you wish to go to some trouble to find an answer you might seek appraisals from this site:
• www.whatsellsbest.com/.../antiques.html
• If you are interested in pursuing your research you will need several pictures (preferably with no clutter in the background) of the front, sides, legs, back and bottom. You will also need to state measurements and any information you have regarding where it came from, particularly any knowledge of any city/state it resided in before you obtained it. It is okay if you do not have any of this information but provide if you have it.
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• I would suggest sending information to several sites to obtain as much information as possible.
• Hope you will take these steps and please let us know what you find out.

Jordan M.

December 10, 20210 found this helpful

I have the almost exact same chair. It came from my Dutch and German ancestors collection. I think around 100 years old. But your chairs is the only similar one I've found. I just reupholstered it.
It almost looks like they came from an automated factory but the very slight differences in the details make me think that they were hand finished, if not hand built.