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Title: Any body know chairs?
Post by: keith on April 13, 2010, 09:04:14 PM: We got this for only ?15 some years ago,had to re-stuff the seat but great piece of oak,it looks around 1900,any ideas please,
Keith.
Title: Re: Any body know chairs?
Post by: antiquerose123 on April 13, 2010, 09:40:18 PM: Can you give us a picture of the underside of the seat as i know that helps in dating items. (EG) Any screws, glue used, corner pieces used underneath, type of screws heads....etc.

http://www.efi-costarica.com/Recognize.html

If you can post some of these pic -- we can try.

Love it - Does look older.. :)
Title: Re: Any body know chairs?
Post by: keith on April 14, 2010, 01:38:52 AM: Will post more pic's after I get back from a 'glass hunt' at my local shop.
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Post by: antiquerose123 on April 17, 2010, 02:31:51 AM: :tup3: :tup3:
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Post by: keith on April 18, 2010, 09:16:32 PM: More pic's,no screws just joints and glue and no labels etc.....
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Post by: keith on April 18, 2010, 09:18:39 PM: P.s,don't think the 'leatherette' seat is original,probably replaced a rush seat maybe?
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Post by: antiquerose123 on April 19, 2010, 06:30:22 AM: I hate to do it -- but I wonder if (very carefully) a corner of the underside could be pulled back to show what is underneath. I know, I would hate to do that too as right now everything is the way it is -- and even IF you did do this -- We might now be able to identify it anyways, so then a person would hate to do that.

Maybe try something like this here to SEE if they know more about just the style (etc) and the wood:

http://www.countryliving.com/antiques/appraisals/what-is-it-what-is-it-worth-antique-appraisals

Worth a try there (no cost) and do keep us posted on what happens. ;)
Title: Re: Any body know chairs?
Post by: keith on April 19, 2010, 11:38:02 AM: Nothing underneath,when I got it the seat was hanging off and all that's inside is something that looks like horsehair,I had to take the rusty old springs out as they were sticking out all over the place,rusty and very,very dangerous,not what one would want to sit on!
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Post by: Anne on April 19, 2010, 06:36:52 PM: It puts me in mind of some of the chairs I saw at Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House: http://www.blackwell.org.uk but other than that I can't offer any other ideas! I did find a couple of chair history links which might be worth a looksee:
http://sawdustmaking.com/Chairs/chairs.html
http://greatchairdesign.com/
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Post by: keith on April 19, 2010, 08:37:01 PM: Thanks for the info',Arts and Crafts seem likely,the name Voysey keeps popping up with similar designs but can't find an index of his work,
Keith.
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Post by: Anne on April 20, 2010, 12:00:41 AM: Did you find this page Keith? http://www.voysey.de/
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Post by: keith on April 20, 2010, 01:58:37 AM: Great site,thanks Anne,there are similarities but Voysey chairs have straight 'splats',think that's right,and his 'hearts' are all the right way up,maybe the designer of ours was very sad,lost love etc...and decided to put his upsidedown,will keep looking,ta,
Keith
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Post by: antiquerose123 on April 21, 2010, 10:42:35 AM: Try sending a pic to that free on-line site (for a Mag) see if you get anything back from them.....worth a try....?
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Post by: keith on April 21, 2010, 03:51:30 PM: Will do,ta,
Keith.
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Post by: antiquerose123 on April 24, 2010, 11:11:03 AM: Keep us informed Keith -- and see what they have to say... :tup3: Look forward to it...
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Post by: keith on April 24, 2010, 01:48:45 PM: Sent them a pic' will post any replies,
Keith.