What kind of chair is this?!
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Based on my research, I would say its a hand carved Jacobean Barley Twist chair. The Berkey and Gay have straight legs and no twists, and the Louis chairs have Queen Ann style legs. With no makers mark its hard to tell a value. If I was selling it on Ebay, I would price it at around $400 to start, see if it gets any bites, then lower it to $300 after thirty days.
Yes this is Jacobean or I've heard it more commonly called at many auction pilgrim revival.
Yes I agree it is Jacobean. I have my grandmothers dining room set, plus the hutch. However I think the chair would be a "gentlman's" chair. Ladies did not have arms because it would crush or wrinkle the skirt of their dresses
Looks Jacobean to me.....
I was an antique dealer in the UK for many years and without seeing this chair personally I will venture a guess that it is more in the Jacobean 'style' than anything else mentioned. It might be the real deal but it's more likely a Victorian copy or maybe even later. There is NO barley twist on this chair. Barley twist is so called because it mimics the old fashioned barley sugar sweet sticks very prevalent in Europe. The value of this chair depends on if it is an original or a copy. If it's sturdy and comfortable, enjoy it!
I have a similar chair but it is much taller and not upholstered. I've been told it is a "King's Chair." (Passing down through a large Catholic family it was always called "The Pope's Chair." and I can see where that misunderstanding came from!) Do some research on King's Chairs and see if that help.
I am fairly sure it was produced between 1880 and 1930 as Tudor revival.
My grandmother has chairs very similar.... they have some of the features of Jacobean Barley twist, but, like yours they are 'chunkier'. She always said they were English Cornwellian arm chairs.
I would say it is very old and must not be altered in any way