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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: maverick96 on May 29, 2014, 06:30:28 am
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Hello all. I bought a couple parlor chairs from an auction and trying to find more info on them. There were no tags on them and only markings I found were these on the legs. Any info you can provide is appreciated!
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Could you please post more pictures of the back. the carving, underside. the feet etc. As much as you can so we can tell how these are constructed.
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Sure. I have more at home so will post them later today. Thank you very much.
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Also post both marks,,one on each chair then flip the pic !! I think we are looking at it upside down !! Are you in the U.S or the UK ??
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Ok. Took some more pics. I do live in the U.S. :) If you need more or different shots just let me know. The markings are identical as far as I can see and are on the back legs just below the bottom.
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They appear to me to be a pair of Victorian Rococo Revival chairs. They are a little more padded than others I have seen but looking at other examples online they look right from here. The fact that there is a lady's and gentleman's is how they were arranged. The feet are cut offin the pictures. Are there casters on them? If not are there holes where they were?
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They appear to me to be a pair of Victorian Rococo Revival chairs. They are a little more padded than others I have seen but looking at other examples online they look right from here. The fact that there is a lady's and gentleman's is how they were arranged. The feet are cut offin the pictures. Are there casters on them? If not are there holes where they were?
Sorry. Was still posting. The bottoms are wood but have a small circular felt piece fitted into the bottom.
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I can see where there were casters removed. Thoe would have been correct for the period. Everything looks good from here. These were made from the middle of the 19th century until the industrial period took over the industry around 1880. They look from the last picture that the may be rosewood. Very hard to tell but rosewood usually has little grain and a purplish tone to it. It was laminated and bent and carved. sometimes you can see layers of wood almost like plywood but a heck of a lot more expensive. Compared to the works of Belter and a couple others these are very austere. They are a beautiful pair and I hope your give them a good spot in your home.
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I can see where there were casters removed. Thoe would have been correct for the period. Everything looks good from here. These were made from the middle of the 19th century until the industrial period took over the industry around 1880. They look from the last picture that the may be rosewood. Very hard to tell but rosewood usually has little grain and a purplish tone to it. It was laminated and bent and carved. sometimes you can see layers of wood almost like plywood but a heck of a lot more expensive. Compared to the works of Belter and a couple others these are very austere. They are a beautiful pair and I hope your give them a good spot in your home.
Thank you very much for your help! Any idea of the value of these? Thanks!
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That spot looks off center Frogpatch,,don`t think these ever had casters,,unless the same spot appears on all the legs !! Do all the feet have the same spot ?? Are we looking at the same pic !! These look to be made after 1900, I have seen the same carving on other chairs !! A nice reproduction though !! In fact,,now that I think about it,, there was another chair posted here with almost the same carving a year or so back !! I am almost thinking late 30`s or early 40`s on these !! And that is about the same time the green felt started showing up,, if the felt is original !!
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Its difficult to see as someone put new felt bottoms on it. I peeled them off one chair on all four legs and the circular indentation is not centered on all legs. But by this photo you can see that center of the circle is a hole so not sure what that details.
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This is the other front leg. The circle indentation is lower.
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That would be to determine if the chairs had casters or not !! If they did there would be a hole about 1/4 in diameter in the the center of each to allow a caster rod to be inserted !! That looks like a tiny hole about the size of an 8 penny nail,, is that correct ??
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Don`t think these had casters !!
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yes, the holes are probably about the size of a thumbtack.
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Probably one of those plastic things they used to put on the chair feet !! Would have been about the same size circular impression and tack size hole !!
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so possibly 1930-40's then?
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Bet these had the hammer in plastic or metal glides on them!
You don't often see the set together anymore! Typically one at a time...so this is really nice that they are together!
betting this has been reupholstered at some point from the looks of it.
Would sell well in my neck of the woods!
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Now that I can see clearly there were no casters there. The set, later or not would have about the same value in today's market. Where I live I would estimate about $500.00 at auction. If they were elaborate examples form the period they can bring ten times that. Belter pieces sold for six figures in the 70s when the style was really popular
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That is certainly my opinion of age !! Frogpatch has the value correct for most areas !! It is good that they have been kept together !!
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Yeah, although out of my field of interest ( i did start with victorian though!), agrees these are repo's, the carving is much to "clean" when looking at the carved crest of flowers. Hand carving just doesn't look this way. I have no clue as to value or where made however, there was a flood of imports from Indonesia when the victorian furniture market was hot.
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Thank you all for your feedback and help with these. I also got a settee (what I was originally buying for) that appears to be around same style/age. Here's a pic. Beautiful and almost flawless shape!
In regards to the chair value, is that around $500 for the set or individual?
Thanks again!
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That was for the set.
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I would note that high end victorian still gets big dollars at auction. It may not be as popular as it once was, furniture fashion comes and goes but museum quality sells for big numbers.
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Yes, That would be for the set !! Wish these sold like they used to but not as much interest in the Victorian look now days !! Setee is nice as well !! It could be a little older than the chairs !!