What style of chair is this?

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I found this chair at a thrift shop for $15. I think it's from the 18th century, but not sure what style it is. Can you help me?

Melody ten Berge · Answer

I googled it and the best i could find was that they are from late 18th Century , George 111 hall chairs. I have included a link you can check out. I hope this helped. http://www.1stdibs.com/collections/regency-georgian-furniture-porcelain/furniture/seating/

Jeanette S · Answer

I don't know but I would not touch it with anything except some polish until I found out for sure. Remember that ugly little table on Road Show that had the awful pitted finish that was worth over $100,000? The man said that had she refinished it, it would be practically worthless. I love chairs. Clean it up with a damp rag to get the crud off...let it dry and then polish it. If the scarred seat bothers you, put a cushion on it! Don't even try to touch it up!

Dawn · Answer

take it to an antique dealer. They might help you.

Brendalee Perryman · Answer

i love that chair!i was thinking 1800's english..hmm. french?....

Nancy Hatcher · Answer

Don't know but what a great chair!! It almost looks like a 'married' piece. The seat itself doesn't quite look like it goes with the back & legs. The seat appears to be too flat for the amount of shaping on the rest of the chair.

White Oak Studio Designs · Answer

What about its construction? It is tongue and groove? Or? Are there staples and glue (then its a reproduction.)

Suzette Trimmer · Answer

I would highly recommend you contact MR. Alan Korb , up in NH.One of the best hand wood workers in the country. Found him out of blue years ago to re-do an antique hutch and it was the best move we ever made. If this is in fact valuable you will want it to return to natural state .Very few can do what he does. The chair is drop dead worth it so beautiful.

Linda T · Answer

I own two chairs that don't look like this pattern, but also have a flat seat and ornate back. They were owned by two aunts who were born before the 1900s and I think the chairs were already antique to them. Their parents were Irish and I suspect the reason they had the chairs was this. They said they were 'Church Chairs', made purposely uncomfortable, a flat seat to hurt your bottom, even while wearing petticoats or a bustle, and a bumpy back so you had to sit up straight and not nod off! It's so believable from that austere era that I never thought of them as anything different.

Penny · Answer

just gorgeous...i wouldn't even let anyone sit on it!!!! just saying...i have to agree with jeanette....don't take any chances on ruining its value...good luck...please keep us informed...

Jean DeSavage · Answer

This piece is an odd duck. The back definitely is more ornate than the seat. I wonder if originally it had a caned seat that was replaced when the cane went bad. It does look old. I'm not sure that it it 18th century, the bottom of the legs look similar to the type of furniture that had the small wheels on the bottom.
If you take it to an antiques dealer, tell them you are only looking for 'insurance value' and that it was handed down in the family. Make sure they understand it it NOT for sale. That way you should get t true value, instead of someone undervaluing it so they can buy it and then sell it at great profit. Good luck on finding out what it really is.

Gail lichtsinn · Answer

Dont do a thing to it..I think Melody is right its a hall chair..Take it to an antique dealer before you even wax it..

Marcia Cantrell · Answer

Love the chair!!!!!! I agree with above...dont do anything to it until you find out the value!!
Let me kno what you find out please. You got a bargain at $15.00 girl!!

Packrat · Answer

If you look closely, the seat has ornate front corners on it- so I think it does match, and is not married in. What a great find! I agree about finding a value before doing anything to it and maybe more than one opinion! Its great, even if its not a valuable piece.

Angela S · Answer

As a former antique dealer who is obsessed with chairs - if this is an antique (as it certainly appears to be) I would look up Venetian, baroque, or rococo hall chairs if you want to research yourself. The flat bottom and splayed legs would say to me that this may be Georgian (1714-1830), esp. if it is Italian or British made. It reminds me of a nautical-style hall chair I saw on a dealers site a few months back - this link should still work - http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/side-chairs/scottish-oak-nautical-themed-hall-chair/id-f_540084/

Sherrie · Answer

http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles This is a app you can use with your phone or pad to do a image search. This will help you at least find a name or another chair like it. I take it with me so I can use it when I need answers about furniture. Hope this helps you date it,

Emma Santoro-Adkison · Answer

Perhaps OLD european ie: german??

DLynne · Answer

I would wager based on the straight/ somewhat splayed/ non-cabriole legs and the seeming multiple styles in the back design that this is a 19th century English Victorian hall chair. The back looks kind of like a violin too so I wonder if it was a music chair. The gap between the carving at the base of the back and the seat indicates to me it might have had a cushion, possibly a round cushion, that perhaps tied in the back but didn't extend in front enough to cover the carving at the seat corners. If it were mine I think I'd want a round needlepoint cushion on it. I don't think it's 18th century, but I'd love to be proven wrong.

Christine · Answer

I'm very interested to hear what the verdict is on this chair. To me, it looks very 1970s in its thick-topped legs. OTOH, the seat and junction point to the back look like wood, so ... !!?? Let me tell you what I know about chairs: Ready? Nothing. Just would like to hear what you end up with. :) It's quite unique!

Diane Kaul · Answer

Thanks everyone for all of your comments and suggestions about my chair. I think I finally have my answer! Come and see what I discovered! http://giraffe-legs.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-research-antique-furniture.html

Rose · Answer

@Diane Kaul I found this on ebay, it looks like the same style chair. It sells for $429.00 wow! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-VICTORIAN-English-Oak-Carved-Side-Desk-Hall-CHAIR-SPINNING-Wheel-/271358843996?pt=Antiques_Furniture&hash=item3f2e3f5c5c

Dflawson · Answer

No idea, but I wouldn't touch it until an appraiser can look at it. The one on ebay is lovely, but this one has more detail. Even the seat is carved. It looks like it may have its original patina. (Only guessing from what I've seen on Antiques Road Show.)

It's breathtaking. Regardless of its worth or history, it's a treasure.

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