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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: KC on February 25, 2009, 12:29:59 pm

Title: Wooden chair - handmade
Post by: KC on February 25, 2009, 12:29:59 pm

We have had this chair for 20 years from a lady selling most of her possessions (in her late 80's) since her husband had passed.  Said she had it "forever" and she didn't care for it.

It is well made - sturdy - wooden pegs except at the back leg joints where there are old aged crude metal nails.  The seat is interesting, bowed to fit a derriere nicely...but the workmanship of shaving the wood to look as if they are slats when in fact it is a solid piece of wood is what compelled me to get it in the first place.  There is a very old label under the seat "Made In Poland".

Ideas on age, value?

Title: Re: Wooden chair - handmade
Post by: cogar on February 26, 2009, 02:32:25 am

That has the look of a "bent wood ice cream" chair. I'll guess c. 1920's

see here:
http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture5/kentworld/kc721.jpg