Unusual chair - help with identification?

Nick2013

10 years ago

Hi Everyone,

I found this chair recently and wasn't really sure what to make of it. I don't know much about antique furniture. Can anyone identify this? I know it's old... but is it antique?

The motif for the support between the legs is a shell (doesn't show up that well in the picture).

It has some finishing nails, but they are placed sporadically and might be a repair. There are 6 slotted screws on the back right side of the chair. They're all along one side which makes me think this is a repair (why would they not be on both sides since the rest of the chair is symmetrical). It's been reupholstered fairly recently from the looks of it.

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Comments (3)

palimpsest
10 years ago
I think its a mid-20th century Mediterranean revival style chair, with elements of other historical styles.
calliope
10 years ago
I'm not so sure. It's unusual, but the wood just doesn't have the look of mid-century and I would suggest the owner poke around for a little more clues as to age. I'm guessing more like 19-teens. I'd like to see under the seat for evidence of reupholstery and the joinings.
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palimpsest
10 years ago
I was thinking that the seat detail looked older, too. It could kind of fit in that Renaissance Revival period of the teens and 20s. There are a couple 19th century houses here that got elaborate "Spanish" or "Venetian" remodels here, around 1920 or so.